Agricultural Business and Management at Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 44 graduates a year

$47,907
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,302
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#50 of 77
Rank by pay
#50 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,750
Median federal debt

Sam Houston State University graduates in agricultural business and management earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Sam Houston 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
…
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
51Dordt University Sioux Center, IA$62,171$65,396#47$49,230
52University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE$61,438$63,499#49$61,152
53Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$60,830$68,298#40$45,095

Other Majors at Sam Houston State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$96,727$45,401#138 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$93,904$72,116#19 of 43
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,697$82,463#293 of 966
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$79,544$49,623#29 of 51
Management Information Systems and Services$73,734$47,676#121 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,388$53,281#297 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$72,059$52,772#432 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$67,729$63,369#8 of 10
Business/Managerial Economics$67,464—#67 of 84
Business/Commerce$63,837$44,700#169 of 271
Mathematics$61,617$48,114#242 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,464$45,602#741 of 1176
International Business$61,186$35,116#101 of 115
Agriculture$60,598—#9 of 43
Music$58,743$59,926#12 of 268
Human Resources Management and Services$57,689$43,750#171 of 187
Chemistry$57,410$43,940#175 of 209
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,341$37,005#178 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$57,019$39,959#108 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$56,225$52,792#86 of 207
Geography and Cartography$56,151$35,936#80 of 117
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$55,954—#105 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,894—#418 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,647$40,562#121 of 225
Marketing$55,522$39,218#454 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,155$40,077#178 of 275
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$54,816$43,509#201 of 253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,082$41,112#198 of 476
Biology$53,165$32,915#596 of 841
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$52,901$23,682#51 of 67

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $47,907 one year after graduating and $62,302 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Sam Houston State University rank for agricultural business and management?

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, Sam Houston State University ranks #50 by median pay four years after graduation, and #50 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural business and management at Sam Houston State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,750.

← All data for Sam Houston 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.