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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 0101

Agricultural Business and Management: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 5 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$50,046 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$50,046Median year-4 earnings

$11,983Average institution net-price context

$10,697Median federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$50,046Median reported earnings · year 4

$52,487Average reported earnings · year 5

$10,697Median federal debt

49thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

5Reporting programs

5With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

CURRENT VIEW

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $50,046
Federal debt: $10,697
Reporting programs: 5

5 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $48,565
Federal debt: $12,000
Reporting programs: 21

21 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $65,882
Federal debt: $20,000
Reporting programs: 80

77 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $115,779
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$44,739National median$50,04675th percentile$60,073

5 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Michigan State University$63,115 2Hawkeye Community College$60,073 3Ridgewater College$50,046 4Northeast Iowa Community College$44,739 5Morgan Community College$18,854

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1041 · 6 crosswalk linksFarmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural ManagersSOC 11-9013 · 4 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersSOC 45-1011 · 3 crosswalk linksBuyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm ProductsSOC 13-1021 · 1 crosswalk linksComputer User Support SpecialistsSOC 15-1232 · 1 crosswalk linksEconomics Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1063 · 1 crosswalk linksEconomistsSOC 19-3011 · 1 crosswalk linksFarm and Home Management EducatorsSOC 25-9021 · 1 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersSOC 43-1011 · 1 crosswalk linksSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsSOC 41-4012 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Michigan State UniversityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	East Lansing, MI	$63,115	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,680
2	Hawkeye Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Waterloo, IA	$60,073	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,649
3	Ridgewater CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Willmar, MN	$50,046	$10,697	Baseline needed	$10,046
4	Northeast Iowa Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Calmar, IA	$44,739	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,272
5	Morgan Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Fort Morgan, CO	$18,854	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,266

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.