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Agricultural Business (Bachelor's) Programs in Missouri, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 6 programs report first-year pay
  • 5 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Agricultural Business and Management

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Missouri agricultural business bachelor's program pays its graduates $44,002 in their first year, $4,799 less than the national median. University of Missouri reports the highest first-year pay ($58,335), and Southeast Missouri State the lowest median debt ($14,000).

Median first-year pay$44,002National $48,800
Median pay after 5 years$57,747National $62,519
Median federal debt$18,614National $20,000
Debt-to-earnings40%National 40%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

College of the Ozarks reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Missouri agricultural business program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Missouri medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. University of Missouri$58,335
  2. Northwest Missouri State$48,302
  3. Southeast Missouri State$44,418
  4. Missouri State$43,585
  5. College of the Ozarks$41,729

Lowest median debt

  1. Southeast Missouri State$14,000
  2. University of Missouri$17,499
  3. Missouri State$18,614
  4. Northwest Missouri State$19,250
  5. University of Central Missouri$23,542

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. University of Missouri30%
  2. Southeast Missouri State32%
  3. Northwest Missouri State40%
  4. Missouri State43%
  5. University of Central Missouri60%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$63,050

Median pay in Missouri. 22,360 people work in this job in Missouri. 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.

Bottom 10%: $42,090Top 10%: $100,300

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$61,940

Median pay in Missouri. 21,960 people work in this job in Missouri. 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.

Bottom 10%: $35,110Top 10%: $125,280

Computer User Support Specialists

$59,770

Median pay in Missouri. 13,510 people work in this job in Missouri. 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.

Bottom 10%: $39,920Top 10%: $93,090

Buyers and Purchasing Agents

$65,650

Median pay in Missouri. 8,070 people work in this job in Missouri. 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.

Bottom 10%: $45,280Top 10%: $111,070

Common questions

University of Missouri in Columbia reports the highest median first-year pay, $58,335. Its median federal debt is $17,499.

Related pages

Agricultural Business (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked73 programs by pay and debt

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • 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 Missouri rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Medians are across the agricultural business bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024