Agricultural Economics & Business at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 182 agricultural business majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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.

Cornell Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business
• Master’s Degree in Agricultural Business

Cornell Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agricultural business major at Cornell 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
Most Popular Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in agricultural business from Cornell. This makes it the #1 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in agricultural business, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Agricultural Business Graduates from Cornell Make?

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $78,005. This is 81% higher than $43,092, which is the national average for all agricultural business bachelor's degree recipients.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

Of the 182 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in agricultural business from Cornell in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical agricultural business bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	74
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Cornell Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students graduated with a master's degree in agricultural business from Cornell. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Horticulture
• International Agriculture
• Plant Sciences
• Food Science Technology
• General Agriculture

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	112,510	$70,770
Computer User Support Specialists	45,190	$60,160
Economists	750	$127,520
Agricultural Sciences Professors	390	$99,920
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	300	$56,750

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.