Agricultural Economics & Business at California State University - Chico

Every agricultural economics and business school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agricultural business program at California State University - Chico stacks up to those at other schools.

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746. In 2021, 86 agricultural business majors received their bachelor's degree from Chico State.

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.

Chico State Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business

Chico State Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agricultural business programs across the country. The following shows how Chico State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agricultural business major at Chico State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics & Business. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Agricultural Economics Schools	48
Best Agricultural Economics Schools	55

How Much Do Agricultural Business Graduates from Chico State Make?

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $45,845. This is 6% higher than $43,092, which is the national average for all agricultural business bachelor's degree recipients.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at Chico State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural business majors at California State University - Chico.

Chico State Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

Of the 86 agricultural business students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Chico State, about 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical agricultural business bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at Chico State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agricultural business bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	53
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Chico State also has a doctoral program available in agricultural business. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Plant Sciences
• General Agriculture
• 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Chico.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Computer User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters	9,680	$25,140
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	6,790	$47,360
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	1,460	$91,670

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.