Best Agricultural Business and Management Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$23,064

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$26,973

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	NY	+$677,717	$93,420	$83,196	$13,258	Full ROI →
2	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Grad rate: 85.3%	CA	+$375,353	$67,730	$29,918	$14,500	Full ROI →
3	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Grad rate: 83.1%	MA	+$261,004	$61,728	$33,389	N/A	Full ROI →
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grad rate: 84.8%	IL	+$252,864	$62,420	$32,134	$20,000	Full ROI →
5	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 63.4%	ND	+$216,331	$58,811	$23,391	$19,500	Full ROI →
6	Texas Tech University Grad rate: 67.1%	TX	+$202,528	$58,943	$27,472	$19,588	Full ROI →
7	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Grad rate: 45.5%	AR	+$178,704	$56,816	$24,721	$13,875	Full ROI →
8	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	+$176,008	$57,765	$28,073	$20,000	Full ROI →
9	California State University-Chico Grad rate: 63.9%	CA	+$172,492	$56,502	$25,590	$11,250	Full ROI →
10	University of Wisconsin-Madison Grad rate: 89.3%	WI	+$156,260	$56,312	$27,770	$14,000	Full ROI →
11	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Grad rate: 84.6%	MN	+$150,103	$56,759	$29,013	$21,500	Full ROI →
12	California State University-Fresno Grad rate: 55.5%	CA	+$141,662	$53,700	$18,650	$13,139	Full ROI →
13	Kansas State University Grad rate: 69.5%	KS	+$114,580	$54,143	$25,441	$19,641	Full ROI →
14	Iowa State University Grad rate: 75.0%	IA	+$110,931	$53,354	$23,309	$16,972	Full ROI →
15	Brigham Young University-Idaho Grad rate: 54.5%	ID	+$109,632	$50,153	$13,357	N/A	Full ROI →
16	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	AZ	+$100,978	$54,391	$28,543	$24,200	Full ROI →
17	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	IN	+$98,607	$52,625	$22,567	$17,500	Full ROI →
18	University of Nebraska at Kearney Grad rate: 56.8%	NE	+$96,252	$51,703	$24,452	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$93,511	$54,451	$32,085	$20,125	Full ROI →
20	Alcorn State University Grad rate: 46.7%	MS	+$90,573	$53,012	$23,937	$25,125	Full ROI →
21	University of Georgia Grad rate: 87.6%	GA	+$83,295	$53,048	$27,436	$20,682	Full ROI →
22	South Dakota State University Grad rate: 59.5%	SD	+$80,764	$52,113	$22,761	$22,557	Full ROI →
23	Auburn University Grad rate: 80.0%	AL	+$80,000	$54,357	$34,402	$21,875	Full ROI →
24	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Grad rate: 53.7%	OR	+$68,846	$52,127	$27,461	$17,666	Full ROI →
25	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Grad rate: 84.6%	NC	+$62,523	$51,565	$25,613	$19,500	Full ROI →
26	Oregon State University Grad rate: 70.3%	OR	+$58,986	$52,127	$29,926	$17,666	Full ROI →
27	University of Missouri-Columbia Grad rate: 75.7%	MO	+$58,744	$51,908	$28,948	$17,499	Full ROI →
28	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Grad rate: 59.7%	CT	+$52,142	$50,343	$20,917	$23,000	Full ROI →
29	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Grad rate: 57.8%	CT	+$49,398	$50,343	$21,603	$23,000	Full ROI →
30	Clemson University Grad rate: 86.6%	SC	+$44,616	$52,699	$34,494	$23,250	Full ROI →
31	University of Arkansas Grad rate: 69.6%	AR	+$40,648	$50,541	$26,161	$18,909	Full ROI →
32	Mississippi State University Grad rate: 63.0%	MS	+$38,317	$50,684	$26,922	$20,500	Full ROI →
33	Michigan State University Grad rate: 81.9%	MI	+$38,279	$51,648	$30,528	$24,125	Full ROI →
34	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Grad rate: 63.9%	CT	+$35,686	$50,343	$25,031	$23,000	Full ROI →
35	Ohio State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 87.9%	OH	+$34,100	$50,919	$29,320	$20,000	Full ROI →
36	Southeast Missouri State University Grad rate: 56.0%	MO	+$32,052	$49,215	$23,337	$14,000	Full ROI →
37	Northwest Missouri State University Grad rate: 55.6%	MO	+$28,088	$49,285	$22,906	$19,250	Full ROI →
38	University of Connecticut-Stamford Grad rate: 59.5%	CT	+$24,862	$50,343	$27,737	$23,000	Full ROI →
39	Utah State University Grad rate: 55.8%	UT	+$24,155	$48,194	$21,050	$11,500	Full ROI →
40	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Grad rate: 65.4%	NE	+$21,051	$49,437	$25,341	$19,500	Full ROI →
41	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Grad rate: 86.3%	VA	+$20,771	$50,999	$32,040	$22,999	Full ROI →
42	University of Florida Grad rate: 90.7%	FL	+$16,489	$48,263	$21,719	$16,218	Full ROI →
43	University of Idaho Grad rate: 61.0%	ID	+$11,143	$48,303	$22,669	$17,956	Full ROI →
44	University of Wyoming Grad rate: 60.3%	WY	+$8,510	$47,916	$22,371	$15,056	Full ROI →
45	Montana State University Grad rate: 57.1%	MT	+$3,584	$48,285	$23,779	$20,000	Full ROI →
46	Fort Hays State University Grad rate: 49.2%	KS	-$4,163	$46,914	$19,114	$19,250	Full ROI →
47	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Grad rate: 66.8%	CO	-$9,151	$48,916	$29,696	$21,250	Full ROI →
48	University of Connecticut Grad rate: 83.5%	CT	-$10,478	$50,343	$36,572	$23,000	Full ROI →
49	West Texas A & M University Grad rate: 46.1%	TX	-$12,110	$47,362	$23,383	$19,125	Full ROI →
50	University of Mount Olive Grad rate: 48.1%	NC	-$16,867	$49,730	$35,362	$22,237	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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