Agricultural Business and Management at West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Bachelor's Degree · about 42 graduates a year

$37,779
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$66,022
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#34 of 77
Rank by pay
#12 of 77
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,796
Median federal debt

West Virginia University graduates in agricultural business and management earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How West Virginia 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
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31Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$66,603$71,075#29$50,565
32Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$66,387$68,920#36$53,751
33University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI$66,059$68,738#37$54,473
34West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$66,022$78,108#12$37,779
35Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$65,900$70,699#32$52,804
36University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$65,882$59,315#57$45,435
37University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$65,882$59,315#58$45,435

Other Majors at West Virginia University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$109,619$85,897#3 of 7
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,542$79,662#114 of 258
Industrial Engineering$99,180$75,606#41 of 94
Computer Engineering$99,048$76,314#127 of 189
Computer Science$98,277$74,159#183 of 349
Chemical Engineering$96,503$69,875#83 of 158
Management Information Systems and Services$95,324$62,127#34 of 166
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,750$72,210#37 of 59
Petroleum Engineering$91,142$68,913#18 of 19
Mechanical Engineering$90,461$71,504#176 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,750$71,298#578 of 966
Civil Engineering$82,117$67,062#159 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$79,805$65,223#298 of 459
Mathematics$77,144—#105 of 309
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,959$48,645#233 of 452
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$76,662$57,102#15 of 76
Accounting and Related Services$76,135$51,824#329 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$76,034$63,522#41 of 93
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$75,022$47,232#2 of 29
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,646$49,634#267 of 1176
Landscape Architecture$70,646—#5 of 19
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$70,165$24,463#15 of 64
Marketing$69,357$42,058#199 of 516
Hospitality Administration/Management$68,473$30,363#16 of 137
Economics$68,380—#290 of 368
Business/Managerial Economics$68,161—#65 of 84
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,798$36,382#41 of 138
Business/Commerce$65,372$42,298#119 of 271
Public Health$64,888$37,256#45 of 215
Forestry$64,568$43,228#8 of 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do West Virginia University agricultural business and management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $37,779 one year after graduating and $66,022 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does West Virginia University rank for agricultural business and management?

Among 77 colleges reporting earnings for agricultural business and management graduates, West Virginia University ranks #34 by median pay four years after graduation, and #12 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is agricultural business and management at West Virginia University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for agricultural business and management ($66,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,796.

← All data for West Virginia 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.