Agricultural Business and Management at Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

$37,574
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$49,571
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#73 of 77
Rank by pay
#74 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,625
Median federal debt

Texas State University graduates in agricultural business and management earn 26% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas 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
…
70West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX$51,103$51,957#72$52,749
71Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO$50,995$54,677#69$43,585
72Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK$49,666$55,763#66—
73Texas State University San Marcos, TX$49,571$50,399#74$37,574
74College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO$49,360$52,924#71$41,729
75California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$48,033$43,707#77$38,272
76University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO$47,248$50,660#73$38,998

Other Majors at Texas State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$104,127$70,906#144 of 349
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$100,352$76,646#7 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,780$72,990#184 of 258
Industrial Engineering$90,729$61,718#74 of 94
Manufacturing Engineering$88,995$68,886#7 of 15
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,557$72,861#548 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$79,289$67,965#77 of 253
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$78,671$52,958#19 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$78,418$52,610#285 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$77,701$52,274#320 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,100$49,981#256 of 452
Business/Managerial Economics$74,435$49,831#51 of 84
Applied Mathematics$72,464$49,822#36 of 45
Economics$71,739$43,064#252 of 368
Marketing$71,539$48,072#165 of 516
Agriculture$71,237$44,994#2 of 43
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$68,940$67,589#72 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,048$45,306#479 of 1176
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,995—#29 of 215
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,502$37,663#26 of 49
Physics$65,217$41,737#95 of 107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$64,830$44,824#57 of 110
Design and Applied Arts$61,539$44,396#65 of 299
International/Globalization Studies$60,976$37,397#32 of 87
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,895$40,951#122 of 275
Geography and Cartography$60,646$44,909#46 of 117
Public Administration$59,074$46,491#30 of 47
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,009$40,411#116 of 178
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$58,794$33,040#17 of 42
Mathematics$58,566$49,708#260 of 309

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $37,574 one year after graduating and $49,571 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, Texas State University ranks #73 by median pay four years after graduation, and #74 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 26% less than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,625.

← All data for Texas 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.