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Agriculture, General.

Bachelor's Degree•72 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($51,842)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,111 - $57,596)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($51,842)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,111 - $57,207)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$1,315 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.05, n=42)

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($51,842)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,111 - $57,207)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: −$725 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.03, n=49)

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Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
San Luis Obispo
CA
$84,412
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$18,832
/yr
-
+$174k
San Marcos
TX
$71,237
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$16,660
/yr
$20,715
+$81k
Turlock
CA
$64,669
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$3,565
/yr
-
+$77k
Normal
IL
$63,600
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$17,829
/yr
$14,000
+$17k
Fargo
ND
$62,285
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$15,636
/yr
-
+$14k
Chico
CA
$61,369
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$14,157
/yr
$17,094
+$12k
Huntsville
TX
$60,598
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$14,788
/yr
$20,125
+$4k
Macomb
IL
$58,333
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$10,018
/yr
$15,001
+$2k
Auburn
AL
-
Nat: $53,676
$25,424
/yr
$15,750
-$0
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $53,676
$24,342
/yr
-
-$0
Emmanuel University
Franklin Springs
GA
-
Nat: $53,676
$12,898
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $53,676
$13,636
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux Center
IA
-
Nat: $53,676
$25,944
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne
MD
-
Nat: $53,676
$17,378
/yr
-
-$0
Reno
NV
-
Nat: $53,676
$13,797
/yr
-
-$0
New Brunswick
NJ
-
Nat: $53,676
$24,897
/yr
-
-$0
Portales
NM
-
Nat: $53,676
$5,238
/yr
-
-$0
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $53,676
$6,313
/yr
-
-$0
Angelo State University
San Angelo
TX
-
Nat: $53,676
$13,394
/yr
-
-$0
Nacogdoches
TX
-
Nat: $53,676
$15,928
/yr
$20,500
-$0
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $53,676
$20,277
/yr
-
-$0
Ferrum College
Ferrum
VA
-
Nat: $53,676
$18,070
/yr
-
-$0
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $53,676
$14,851
/yr
-
-$0
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $53,676
$8,616
/yr
-
-$0
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $53,676
$11,184
/yr
-
-$0
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $53,676
$14,226
/yr
-
-$0
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $53,676
$13,961
/yr
-
-$0
Ithaca
NY
$67,954
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$33,934
/yr
$10,500
-$7k
Kingsville
TX
$58,245
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$13,212
/yr
$26,133
-$10k
Brookings
SD
$61,132
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$20,139
/yr
$15,000
-$11k
Carbondale
IL
$57,596
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$12,554
/yr
-
-$13k
Newark
DE
$57,207
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$16,337
/yr
-
-$30k
College Station
TX
$59,213
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$21,527
/yr
$15,597
-$32k
Warner University
Lake Wales
FL
$56,429
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$19,778
/yr
-
-$48k
Kirksville
MO
$52,303
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$12,317
/yr
-
-$56k
Raleigh
NC
$53,969
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$16,486
/yr
$19,250
-$57k
Dickinson
ND
$52,529
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$14,076
/yr
-
-$60k
College Park
MD
$50,439
Nat: $53,676
2yr Post-Grad
$14,296
/yr
-
-$61k
Lincoln
NE
$52,997
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$16,214
/yr
-
-$64k
Bowling Green
KY
$51,065
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$11,789
/yr
$20,500
-$64k
East Texas A&M University
Commerce
TX
$51,983
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$13,974
/yr
$14,762
-$64k
Bend
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
OR
$53,547
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$17,853
/yr
$19,097
-$65k
Cookeville
TN
$52,085
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$16,830
/yr
$16,350
-$74k
Langston University
Langston
OK
$51,091
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$14,546
/yr
-
-$74k
Corvallis
Earnings shared by 2 Oregon State University campuses, which report as one program.
OR
$53,547
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$21,504
/yr
$19,097
-$78k
Delaware State University
Dover
DE
$52,676
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$19,832
/yr
$18,500
-$80k
Fort Hays State University
Hays
KS
$51,842
Nat: $53,676
5yr Post-Grad
$16,333
/yr
$15,250
-$83k
Martin
TN
$47,956
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$10,211
/yr
$17,500
-$85k
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View
TX
$49,403
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$13,638
/yr
$25,500
-$85k
Lincoln University
Jefferson City
MO
$49,924
Nat: $53,676
5yr Post-Grad
$13,788
/yr
-
-$89k
Greensboro
NC
$46,990
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$9,884
/yr
$25,779
-$92k
Canyon
TX
$50,396
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$17,909
/yr
$19,207
-$92k
Blacksburg
VA
$53,568
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$25,808
/yr
-
-$94k
Maryville
MO
$49,328
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$16,120
/yr
$15,000
-$95k
Virginia State University
Petersburg
VA
$48,778
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$14,893
/yr
$22,750
-$95k
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville
TN
$45,020
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$9,049
/yr
$24,250
-$106k
Cameron University
Lawton
OK
$44,175
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$7,472
/yr
-
-$107k
Columbia
MO
$49,480
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$21,142
/yr
$13,662
-$111k
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo
HI
$44,096
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$10,599
/yr
-
-$119k
Lake Charles
LA
$43,901
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$11,228
/yr
$21,616
-$123k
Springfield
MO
$46,412
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$17,270
/yr
-
-$123k
Alcorn State
MS
$46,111
Nat: $53,676
5yr Post-Grad
$14,791
/yr
$29,125
-$125k
University Park
PA
$52,932
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$33,675
/yr
$20,000
-$127k
Tennessee State University
Nashville
TN
$42,503
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$12,154
/yr
$26,000
-$138k
Kentucky State University
Frankfort
KY
$42,275
Nat: $53,676
5yr Post-Grad
$17,637
/yr
-
-$167k
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge
LA
$38,829
Nat: $53,676
2yr Post-Grad
$18,631
/yr
$26,350
-$180k
Cedar City
UT
$32,925
Nat: $53,676
2yr Post-Grad
$10,887
/yr
-
-$205k
Mayaguez
PR
$35,896
Nat: $53,676
4yr Post-Grad
$14,997
/yr
-
-$206k
River Falls
WI
$33,993
Nat: $53,676
2yr Post-Grad
$14,703
/yr
-
-$209k
Tallahassee
FL
$30,409
Nat: $53,676
2yr Post-Grad
$15,220
/yr
$22,500
-$244k
Berea
KY
$18,315
Nat: $53,676
2yr Post-Grad
$5,836
/yr
-
-$322k
Baton Rouge
LA
$38,829
Nat: $53,676
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$26,350Cost not reported
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).