Agricultural Business and Management at Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 55 graduates a year

$57,023
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$69,108
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#23 of 77
Rank by pay
#25 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Michigan State University graduates in agricultural business and management earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Michigan 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
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20University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC$70,219$75,355#17—
21Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$69,689$70,853#31$50,509
22University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$69,498$66,385#45$53,160
23Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$69,108$72,866#25$57,023
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

Other Agricultural Business and Management Credentials at Michigan State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma—$63,115—

Other Majors at Michigan State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$116,905$86,192#60 of 459
Computer Engineering$104,627$83,934#101 of 189
Engineering$102,301$75,058#10 of 57
Chemical Engineering$102,223$79,023#38 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,017$68,103#45 of 452
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,481$83,874#99 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$97,946$80,259#53 of 318
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,236$69,443#30 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$96,093$65,965#73 of 796
Materials Engineering$95,761$78,276#8 of 34
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,387$74,518#14 of 43
Engineering-Related Fields$94,143$76,563#11 of 33
Statistics$93,930$63,649#21 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,187$71,253#50 of 1176
Civil Engineering$90,650$72,048#51 of 233
Marketing$90,453$57,275#22 of 516
Agricultural Engineering$86,498$65,396#10 of 26
Human Resources Management and Services$85,886$56,501#17 of 187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,129$75,081#707 of 966
Engineering$79,609$67,007#18 of 19
Economics$79,428$54,013#187 of 368
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$75,147——
International Relations and National Security Studies$74,709$38,810#29 of 118
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,880$48,185#65 of 99
Non-Professional Legal Studies$72,414$33,752#6 of 39
Mathematics$72,226$47,951#138 of 309
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$71,158—#6 of 17
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$70,940$47,202#64 of 93
Food Science and Technology$70,380$59,342#16 of 29
Hospitality Administration/Management$69,651$41,069#14 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $57,023 one year after graduating and $69,108 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, Michigan State University ranks #23 by median pay four years after graduation, and #25 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for Michigan 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.