Agricultural Economics & Business at Yakima Valley College

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

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and approximately 3,954 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.

YVC Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Agricultural Business

YVC Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at YVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agricultural business majors at Yakima Valley College.

YVC Agricultural Economics & Business Associate’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of agricultural business associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agricultural business only graduates about 41% women each year. The program at YVC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

YVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in agricultural business graduates 82% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yakima Valley College with a associate's in agricultural business.

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

Concentrations Within Agricultural Economics & Business

The following agricultural business concentations are available at Yakima Valley College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Yakima Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Business	11

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 WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters	2,460	$29,340
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	1,010	$53,950
Economists	400	$95,010

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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