Agricultural Economics & Business at Iowa State University

Every agricultural economics & 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 Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 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.

Iowa State Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business

Iowa State Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

The agricultural business major at Iowa 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.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of agricultural business bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at Iowa State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	160
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Agricultural Economics & Business

Agricultural Economics & Business majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	121
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management	115
Agricultural Economics	1

Related Majors

• Soil Sciences
• Agricultural Production
• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• International Agriculture
• Food Science Technology

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	11,970	$56,970
Computer User Support Specialists	4,460	$49,100
Agricultural Sciences Professors	280	$90,570
Farm and Home Management Advisors	260	$65,110
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	230	$58,040

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.