Bachelor's+10% vs national median473 grads tracked
Agricultural Business and Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ranked 5th of 56 bachelor's programs in Agricultural Business and Management by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,989
middle 50%: $39,281 – $68,476
Median · 5 years out
$78,872
middle 50%: $58,050 – $107,668
Median · 10 years out
$100,874
middle 50%: $65,590 – $152,524
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Agricultural Business and Management (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Agricultural Business graduates earn a median of $53k in their first year. Ten-year median salaries hit $101k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.4 yrs
≈ $6,129 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$87,273 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$83,105 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$82,048 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$80,088 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$74,724 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$74,619 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$73,868 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$73,484 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$72,743 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$227,440 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$191,060 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$179,858 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$176,530 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,901 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$153,036 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$140,310 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$139,926 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$133,218 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$127,595 · 5 yrs out
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