West Texas A&M University Agricultural Business (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Agricultural Business and Management
- Public university
- Canyon, TX
- About 49 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
West Texas A&M University agricultural business graduates earn more than graduates of most agricultural business programs nationally, $52,749 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $19,125 in federal loans, close to the national median of $20,000. It is one of the higher-paying agricultural business degrees in Texas.
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, West Texas A&M University graduates earn less than the national figure and about $8,847 less than the Texas median. Several Texas programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
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 4% 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 more in their first year than other graduates. At this program, the outcome does not look worse for students with less money.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $203 a month, or 4.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
69% of graduates (27 of 39) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Amarillo area are about 8% below the national average, so a $52,749 salary here buys what about $57,448 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 West Texas A&M University
Agricultural Business ranks 4th of 25 bachelor's programs at West Texas A&M University by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($88,391), Mechanical Engineering ($78,028), and Nursing ($74,531).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $52,749 one year after graduating and $54,781 five years after. The median across agricultural business bachelor's programs in Texas is $49,208.
The median federal loan balance is $19,125, which ranks the lowest of 6 agricultural business bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $203 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 36% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 40%.
Most do. 69% (27 of 39) 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