{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-12","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/alcorn-state-university/majors/agricultural-business","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":175342,"cip4":"01.01","school_slug":"alcorn-state-university","major_slug":"agricultural-business"},"school":{"name":"Alcorn State University","city":"Alcorn State","state":"MS","control":"Public","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/alcorn-state-university","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/alcorn-state-university.json"},"major":{"name":"Agricultural Business","area":"Business & Finance","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":44330,"median_earnings_4yr":62499,"median_debt":25125,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.402,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":77,"median_earnings_4yr":65882,"median_debt":20000},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":null,"us":{"colleges_reporting":77,"median_earnings_4yr":65882,"difference":-3383},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.25,"finished_in_4_years":0.3475,"finished_within_6_years":0.4533,"cohort":728,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":30550,"geography":"MS","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":2523,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in MS (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":62499,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":12613,"cost_to_finish":53605,"payback_years":1.7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"1.7 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":12344,"cost_to_finish":52462,"payback_years":1.6,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"1.6 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":16296,"cost_to_finish":69258,"payback_years":2.2,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.2 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":18244,"cost_to_finish":77537,"payback_years":2.4,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.4 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":17620,"cost_to_finish":74885,"payback_years":2.3,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.3 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":2,"of":2,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":176080,"name":"Mississippi State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":78998,"median_debt":20500,"net_price_average":17595,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.667,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/mississippi-state-university/majors/agricultural-business"},{"ipeds_unitid":175342,"name":"Alcorn State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":62499,"median_debt":25125,"net_price_average":13265,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.574,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/alcorn-state-university/majors/agricultural-business"}],"careers":[],"school_context":{"net_price_average":13265,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":12613,"30-48k":12344,"48-75k":16296,"75-110k":18244,"110k+":17620},"acceptance_rate":0.453,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.574,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}