Agricultural Production Operations at Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 42 graduates a year

$30,825
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$51,582
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$53,588
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#8 of 14
Rank by pay
#7 of 14
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,625
Median federal debt

Clemson University graduates in agricultural production operations earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 44% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Clemson University Compares for Agricultural Production Operations

All 14 colleges reporting agricultural production operations 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
1North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$83,779$86,797#1$62,869
2Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$71,868$77,101#3$56,835
3Washington State University Pullman, WA$69,708$64,116#4$56,743
4Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$69,160$83,913#2—
5Utah State University Logan, UT$61,639$58,419#6$47,297
6University of California-Davis Davis, CA$58,236$52,991#9—
7Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY$53,450$60,522#5$40,047
8Clemson University Clemson, SC$51,582$57,196#7$30,825
9Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA$49,746$50,592#10$28,814
10University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$47,528$43,778#11$29,231
11University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$46,843$53,040#8$35,167

Other Majors at Clemson University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$105,646$76,549#9 of 148
Computer Engineering$102,762$77,672#108 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$101,301$73,374#110 of 459
Construction Management$98,726$73,987#15 of 57
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,446$77,925#162 of 258
Engineering-Related Fields$94,449$68,904#10 of 33
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,705$65,110#61 of 118
Industrial Engineering$92,491$74,709#67 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,098$75,951#116 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$91,269$58,876#100 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$91,028$73,220#164 of 318
Agricultural Engineering$88,338—#7 of 26
Materials Engineering$85,883$69,763#27 of 34
Civil Engineering$84,873$69,386#121 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$84,458$56,419#189 of 796
Mathematics$82,450$47,529#70 of 309
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,714$68,363#23 of 46
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$81,526$30,265#4 of 49
Marketing$81,109$47,606#68 of 516
Economics$79,468$45,075#185 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,491$74,206#895 of 966
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$72,010$32,180#17 of 61
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$71,968$43,318#34 of 178
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$70,584$39,209#20 of 225
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,059$47,260#374 of 1176
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$69,274$42,244—
Chemistry$67,996—#92 of 209
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$67,102$43,505#9 of 137
Agricultural Business and Management$67,050$49,714#29 of 77
Design and Applied Arts$66,150$46,689#39 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Clemson University agricultural production operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,825 one year after graduating and $51,582 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Clemson University rank for agricultural production operations?

Among 14 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural production operations graduates, Clemson University ranks #8 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural production operations at Clemson University worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for agricultural production operations ($53,588), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,625.

← All data for Clemson 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.