Agricultural economics tends to be more microeconomic oriented. Many undergraduate Agricultural Economics degrees tend to be more like a traditional business degree rather than a traditional economics degree.
At the graduate level, many agricultural economics programs focus on a wide variety of applied microeconomic topics. During the last decades, graduates from Agricultural Economics departments find jobs in diversified sectors of the economy; from corporations to government.
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Economists Wage: $83,590 10 Year Growth Rate: 7.5% Self Employed: 6.5% Unemployment Rate: 3.5% Employed Part Time: 3.3% Education Requirements: Master's degree |
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers Wage: $60,000 10 Year Growth Rate: 1.1% Self Employed: 0.0% Unemployment Rate: 1.1% Employed Part Time: 9.3% Education Requirements: Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience |