Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wyoming in 2021, 48 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.

UW Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

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

UW Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agricultural business programs across the country. The following shows how UW 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 UW 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
	58

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in agricultural business from UW. This makes it the #12 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UW Agricultural Business Graduates

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW is $38,036. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business students.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of agricultural business bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical agricultural business bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at UW 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 University of Wyoming with a bachelor's in agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in agricultural business from UW. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

Of the students who received a agricultural business master's degree from UW, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Soil Sciences
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Production
• Plant 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	1,710	$53,990
Computer User Support Specialists	650	$51,020
Farm and Home Management Advisors	150	$55,960
Agricultural Sciences Professors	60	$82,730
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	30	$84,720

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.