Agricultural Business and Management at Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Bachelor's Degree · about 177 graduates a year

$53,967
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$67,529
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#27 of 77
Rank by pay
#30 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,000
Median federal debt

Iowa State University graduates in agricultural business and management earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Iowa State University Compares for Agricultural Business and Management

All 77 colleges reporting agricultural business and management earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$145,218$138,217#1$92,163
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$88,396$80,435#8$52,778
3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$86,646$85,129#6$55,934
4University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$82,831$88,812#3$58,335
5University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$81,655$84,966#7$49,868
6University of Idaho Moscow, ID$80,690$85,803#5$48,338
7Montana State University Bozeman, MT$79,621$86,973#4$50,876
8Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$78,998$95,849#2$45,821
9University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$78,577$68,960#34$53,081
10Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$77,479$78,773#10$50,509
…
24North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$68,671$73,694#23$46,849
25Auburn University Auburn, AL$68,658$77,933#13$50,936
26California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$67,731$61,631#53$50,100
27Iowa State University Ames, IA$67,529$71,032#30$53,967
28South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$67,425$72,576#28$51,222
29Clemson University Clemson, SC$67,050$74,348#21$49,714
30University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$66,833$68,672#38$48,800

Other Majors at Iowa State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$105,753$79,182#96 of 189
Computer Science$104,211$78,517#143 of 349
Construction Engineering$100,676$77,845#8 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,705$84,913#111 of 258
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,089$75,036#41 of 59
Business/Managerial Economics$93,379—#16 of 84
Industrial Engineering$92,914$74,310#65 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,773$76,184#109 of 158
Agricultural Engineering$88,576$72,376#6 of 26
Management Information Systems and Services$87,413—#64 of 166
Mechanical Engineering$85,938$72,900#276 of 318
Civil Engineering$85,427$72,502#112 of 233
Materials Engineering$83,416$65,831#31 of 34
Computer and Information Sciences$83,267$60,397#243 of 459
Engineering-Related Fields$82,548$62,416#28 of 33
Agricultural Mechanization$78,890$63,321#1 of 10
Business Administration, Management and Operations$78,304$57,188#173 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,360$56,974#254 of 452
Economics$75,355$57,619#224 of 368
Statistics$72,581$53,132#46 of 50
Accounting and Related Services$70,706$58,479#466 of 796
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$69,673—#4 of 137
Architecture$69,310$54,957#31 of 78
Chemistry$66,486$43,870#105 of 209
Marketing$66,482$48,304#262 of 516
Food Science and Technology$65,943$60,351#21 of 29
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$65,204$50,150#47 of 138
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$63,026$43,520#70 of 110
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,965$42,530#82 of 178
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$62,341—#8 of 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Iowa State University agricultural business and management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $53,967 one year after graduating and $67,529 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Iowa State University rank for agricultural business and management?

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, Iowa State University ranks #27 by median pay four years after graduation, and #30 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural business and management at Iowa State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,000.

← All data for Iowa State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.