Agricultural and Consumer Economics
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
CompareWhat is Agricultural and Consumer Economics?
This major combines knowledge of the food, environment, and consumer areas. You will become an expert in management, accounting, marketing, policy, and finance. This major will ready you to analyze and make decisions on how to finance the world's aspirations. You’ll apply to one of the following concentrations:
- Agri-Accounting
- Agribusiness Markets & Management
- Consumer Economics & Finance
- Environmental Economics & Policy
- Farm Management
- Finance in Agribusiness
- Financial Planning
- Policy, International Trade, & Development
- Public Policy & Law
Career Options
- Applied accounting
- Applied economics
- Applied finance
- Business
- Consumer affairs
- Law
- Management
- Policy analysis
- Public policy
Post-Graduation Success1
92% employed or continuing education
68% employed after graduation
24% attending graduate school
$57,258 average starting annual income
Sample employer destinations: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) (4), John Deere (3), PepsiCo (3) View All
Sample grad school destinations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois Springfield, DePaul University View All
Review Criteria
First-Year Major-Specific Criteria
- Calculus preferred (if available at high school)
- Strong social science and business-related coursework and performance
- Experiences related to the major
Transfer Criteria
Transfer HandbookGraduation & Retention2
3.8 years to degree
95% first-year retention rate
76% four-year graduation rate
83% six-year graduation rate
Annual Program Costs3
Illinois Resident
- Tuition: $14,882
- Fees: $5,182
- Expenses: $19,558
- Total: $39,622
Non-Resident
- Tuition: $37,558
- Fees: $5,182
- Expenses:$19,898
- Total: $62,638
International
- Tuition: $38,600
- Fees: $5,182
- Expenses: $19,898
- Total: $63,680
