Agricultural Business and Management at West Texas A & M University

Canyon, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 49 graduates a year

$52,749
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$51,103
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#70 of 77
Rank by pay
#72 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,213
Median federal debt

West Texas A & M University graduates in agricultural business and management earn 23% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How West Texas A & M 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
…
67Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA$53,349$54,256#70$47,802
68University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN$52,651$50,293#75$46,845
69Wilmington College Wilmington, OH$52,319$55,832#65$41,957
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

Other Majors at West Texas A & M University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mechanical Engineering$93,938$78,028#106 of 318
Computer Science—$88,391—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,583$74,531#731 of 966
Public Administration$74,261—#7 of 47
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,979$43,492#317 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$66,534$42,650#385 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$61,262$46,034#690 of 796
Business/Commerce$60,430$43,167#198 of 271
Marketing$58,303$40,465#409 of 516
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,011$37,978#212 of 660
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$51,397$26,513#121 of 156
Agriculture$50,396$45,300#30 of 43
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,618$40,793#312 of 476
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$49,241$46,614#162 of 207
Music$48,656$50,881#70 of 268
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$48,492$40,313#459 of 610
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$47,175$25,036#29 of 255
Communication and Media Studies$47,009—#528 of 660
Psychology$45,193$30,101#792 of 1027
English Language and Literature$44,920$32,172#418 of 576
Social Work$44,174$34,664#386 of 420
Biology$43,403$28,507#805 of 841
Management Information Systems and Services—$41,872—
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$40,183$30,615#145 of 158
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services$37,996$31,362#7 of 8
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication—$35,658—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do West Texas A & M University agricultural business and management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $52,749 one year after graduating and $51,103 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does West Texas A & M University rank for agricultural business and management?

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, West Texas A & M University ranks #70 by median pay four years after graduation, and #72 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural business and management at West Texas A & M University worth it?

Its graduates earn 23% less than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,213.

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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.