MAJORS · 85 OF 115 SUBFIELDS BY ROI
Is an agricultural business degree worth it?
Part of Agriculture and Natural Resources — see the whole category’s numbers.
On average, yes — the mean lifetime ROI is +$604,016. But the spread is the real story.
MEAN LIFETIME ROI · FREOPP 2021 · COHORT-WEIGHTED
+$604,016
across 82 bachelor’s programs · 8,199 graduates
MEDIAN GRADUATE
+$568K
MIDDLE 50% LAND BETWEEN
+$417K ⟷ +$681K
NEVER BREAK EVEN
0.5%
MEDIAN BREAK-EVEN AGE
29
ADJUSTED FOR REAL COMPLETION RATES
+$434K
IF YOU DROP OUT
−$104K
Questions
- Is an agricultural business degree worth it?
- On average yes — across 82 U.S. bachelor’s programs (FREOPP 2021, cohort-weighted), the mean lifetime ROI for Agricultural Business is +$604,016 and the median is +$567,658. 0.5% of graduates in this field never break even on the degree. The honest answer depends heavily on the specific program and school: the middle half of graduates land between +$417,460 and +$680,966.
- How long until an agricultural business degree pays off?
- Among Agricultural Business programs that do break even, the median graduate crosses into positive ROI at age 29 (FREOPP 2021). 0.5% of graduates in the field are in programs that never break even at all.
- Does the school matter for an agricultural business major?
- Enormously. The middle 50% of Agricultural Business graduates span +$417,460 to +$680,966 — a +$264K spread within one major. The same field can be a strong trade at one school and a losing one at another, which is why the per-school number matters more than the field average.
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LE TEEN (2026). “Agricultural Business: lifetime ROI statistics.” Data: FREOPP 2021. https://le-teen.com/majors/agricultural-business