Agricultural Business and Management at Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO · Bachelor's Degree · about 49 graduates a year

$44,418
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,078
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#47 of 77
Rank by pay
#41 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,000
Median federal debt

Southeast Missouri State University graduates in agricultural business and management earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Southeast Missouri 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
…
44California State University-Chico Chico, CA$65,198$59,326#56$47,937
45University of Wyoming Laramie, WY$64,200$66,910#44$35,431
46New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$63,139$73,105#24$41,268
47Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO$63,078$67,633#41$44,418
48Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS$62,499$75,831#15$44,330
49Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$62,398$56,819#63$48,557
50Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$62,302$63,343#50$47,907

Other Majors at Southeast Missouri State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$106,797$62,891#10 of 99
Computer and Information Sciences$93,795$58,964#159 of 459
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,155$68,302#527 of 966
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$80,820$56,951#28 of 51
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,407$46,736#216 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$69,868$53,737#488 of 796
Political Science and Government$66,799—#165 of 565
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$62,781$41,437#33 of 34
Marketing$61,400$42,482#371 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,834$41,604#802 of 1176
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$58,082$40,127#124 of 178
Health and Medical Administrative Services$57,260$38,382#154 of 275
Plant Sciences$56,265$48,546#23 of 44
Hospitality Administration/Management$53,527$34,395#85 of 137
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,828$34,638#347 of 610
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$51,817—#185 of 215
Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,934$36,537#547 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$47,813$35,282#513 of 660
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$45,383$35,464#376 of 476
Biology$45,207$31,420#786 of 841
Psychology$44,580$30,477#818 of 1027
Social Work$43,260$32,224#397 of 420
Social Sciences$42,761$37,193#77 of 87
Animal Sciences$41,706—#70 of 78
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$41,619$31,250#36 of 49
International/Globalization Studies$41,481$25,984#82 of 87
Special Education and Teaching$41,163$37,450#166 of 177
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,266—#59 of 63
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$37,245$33,760#667 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$37,112$34,206#342 of 345

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $44,418 one year after graduating and $63,078 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Southeast Missouri State University rank for agricultural business and management?

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, Southeast Missouri State University ranks #47 by median pay four years after graduation, and #41 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural business and management at Southeast Missouri State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,000.

← All data for Southeast Missouri 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.