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Agricultural Economics & Business at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Agricultural Economics & Business at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you are interested in studying agricultural economics and business, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. Of the 2,476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2021, 25 of them were agricultural economics and business majors.

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.

SIUC Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

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

SIUC Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agricultural business major at SIUC 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 Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools 19
Most Focused Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools 26
Most Popular Agricultural Economics Schools 77

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in agricultural business from SIUC. This makes it the #31 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SIUC Agricultural Business Graduates

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $45,482. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business bachelor's degree recipients.

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Agricultural Business Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from SIUC. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

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

SIUC Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

50% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in agricultural business from SIUC. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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

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

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 40,540 $59,170
Computer User Support Specialists 24,920 $53,020
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters 900 $26,980
Economists 380 $108,690
Agricultural Sciences Professors 380 $88,640

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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