Agricultural Economics & Business at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a agricultural business school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agricultural business program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Economics & Business section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Agricultural Business (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business
• Master’s Degree in Agricultural Business

Purdue Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in agricultural business, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural business majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of agricultural business master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a agricultural business master's degree from Purdue, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Agricultural Economics & Business

The following agricultural business concentations are available at Purdue University - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Economics	37

Related Majors

• Agricultural Public Services
• Plant Sciences
• Soil Sciences
• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• Animal Science

Careers That Agricultural Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	28,970	$55,210
Computer User Support Specialists	10,270	$46,990
Farm and Home Management Advisors	550	$45,730
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters	170	$26,500
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	170	$47,880

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.