Sam Houston State Agricultural Business (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Agricultural Business and Management
- Public university
- Huntsville, TX
- About 44 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Sam Houston State agricultural business graduates earn about what agricultural business graduates earn nationally, $47,907 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $20,643 in federal loans, close to the national median of $20,000. Several Texas programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all agricultural business bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Sam Houston State graduates earn more than the national figure and about $6,341 more than the Texas median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas agricultural business program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 46% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $13,425 less in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed more. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $219 a month, or 5.5% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual. Separately, 19 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $19,292.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
98% of graduates (47 of 48) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of Texas outside metro areas are about 12% below the national average, so a $47,907 salary here buys what about $54,542 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to agricultural business, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$64,940Median pay in Texas. 160,600 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
$65,970Median pay in Texas. 95,670 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 99,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Computer User Support Specialists
$59,490Median pay in Texas. 72,030 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 39,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
$76,050Median pay in Texas. 44,030 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 47,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Sam Houston State
Agricultural Business ranks 10th of 42 bachelor's programs at Sam Houston State by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($82,463), Construction Engineering Technology ($72,116), and Agricultural Mechanization ($63,369).
Other agricultural business bachelor's programs near Huntsville
Common questions
The median graduate earns $47,907 one year after graduating and $69,969 five years after. The median across agricultural business bachelor's programs in Texas is $49,208.
The median federal loan balance is $20,643, which ranks 5th lowest of 6 agricultural business bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $219 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 43% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 40%. Compare the cost with other Texas programs before deciding.
Most do. 98% (47 of 48) were working in Texas one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the agricultural business program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024