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Agricultural Business MBA Online

Prepare to impact and influence the agriculture industry by exploring topics such as consumer behavior, food market research, agribusiness management principles, budgeting, input/output relationships and production economics.

Next Apply Date: 8/5/26
Next Class Start Date: 8/19/26
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Next Apply Date: 8/5/26
Next Class Start Date: 8/19/26

Program Overview

Insights into our online MBA – Agricultural Business degree

Delve into the complex and exciting science of agribusiness in the 100% online Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Agricultural Business degree program from A-State. You will graduate with a deep understanding of how the development of new foods comes to fruition, how to assure appropriate yields are achieved, and how to source raw food products from around the world.

Prepare to impact and influence the agricultural trade by exploring topics such as consumer behavior, food market research, agribusiness management principles, budgeting, input/output relationships and production economics. This AACSB-accredited master’s in agricultural business prepares you for advanced roles to help maintain growth in a vital, thriving industry.

Through core MBA curriculum that emphasizes ethical leadership, international business, enterprising technology, decision-making methods and social responsibility, you will build the leadership skills essential to any organization’s success. In addition to agribusiness-focused requirements, our master’s level courses in accounting, managerial economics, project management and business analytics will help get you to the next level in your career.

In this 100% online master’s in agricultural business program, you will learn how to:

  • Comprehend the issues and challenges unique to the agribusiness industry
  • Apply the concepts of production economics to the food and agricultural industry
  • Hone strategic and analytical skills to identify business problems and design/implement solutions for those challenges
  • Develop a broad understanding of a business to better facilitate communication and decision-making within any organization
  • Utilize tools and knowledge to facilitate change within an organization and adapt to dynamic business environments
In this 100% online master’s in agricultural business program, you will learn how to:+
  • Comprehend the issues and challenges unique to the agribusiness industry
  • Apply the concepts of production economics to the food and agricultural industry
  • Hone strategic and analytical skills to identify business problems and design/implement solutions for those challenges
  • Develop a broad understanding of a business to better facilitate communication and decision-making within any organization
  • Utilize tools and knowledge to facilitate change within an organization and adapt to dynamic business environments

As a graduate of this MBA in agricultural business management program, you will be prepared for advancement into roles such as:

  • Policy Analyst
  • Farm/Ranch Manager
  • Agricultural Operations Director
  • Market Analyst
  • Commodities Broker
As a graduate of this MBA in agricultural business management program, you will be prepared for advancement into roles such as:+
  • Policy Analyst
  • Farm/Ranch Manager
  • Agricultural Operations Director
  • Market Analyst
  • Commodities Broker
+

Also available:

A-State offers a variety of MBA programs in a convenient online format. Explore our full range of online MBA programs.

Total Tuition: $17,292
Program Duration: As few as 12 months
Credit Hours 33

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Tuition

Affordable A-State tuition makes it easy to advance

Our online agricultural business degree program offers the same affordable tuition to all U.S. residents. All fees are included. Tuition may be subject to change on a yearly basis.

Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour: $524
Total Tuition: $17,292

Calendar

The schedule for our online business and agricultural degree program

Ideal for working professionals, Arkansas State online programs are delivered in an accelerated format with multiple start dates each year.

Please note Summer 1 and Summer 2 terms are 5 weeks in duration for this program.

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TermProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlinePayment DueLast Class Day
Summer 15/26/265/12/265/12/265/21/265/22/266/26/26
Summer 26/29/266/15/266/15/266/25/266/26/267/31/26
Fall 18/19/268/5/268/5/268/13/268/14/2610/2/26
Fall 210/12/269/28/269/28/2610/8/2610/9/2612/4/26

Now enrolling:

Next Apply Date 8/5/26
Start Class 8/19/26

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Admissions

Follow our streamlined admission requirements

A-State Online offers a streamlined admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. To be admitted to the MBA online program, you must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Admission Requirements:

  • Online application
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Cumulative GPA 2.5
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  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA or a 2.75 in the last 60 hours (undergraduate, graduate or combination thereof) or graduate or post-baccalaureate professional degree from a regionally accredited (U.S.) institution
  • If you have lower than a 2.5 cumulative GPA and less than a 2.75 in the last 60 hours, you may still apply for consideration for admittance by including a statement of purpose as part of the application. Please contact an Enrollment Services representative at 866-621-8096 for more information.

Note: If you are admitted and have less than a 2.75 cumulative GPA and less than a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours, you must make a grade of B or better in each course during the first 9 hours of graduate work at Arkansas State University as part of a conditional admission status. Additionally, you will only be allowed to enroll in one course (or 3 graduate hours) per 7-week session for the first two sessions.

Application submission requirements:

  • Complete online application
  • Submit a nonrefundable $30 fee.
  • Have official transcript(s) sent from the registrar of the college/university attended. Official transcripts are sealed transcripts sent from the granting institution.

Submit all documents to:

A-State Online
P.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467


Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]

For non-U.S. postal mail overnight delivery only:

A-State Online
c/o Central Receiving
2713 Pawnee St.
Jonesboro, AR 72401

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Courses

The topics you'll study in our online MBA – Agricultural Business courses

To graduate from the Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Agricultural Business online program, you must complete a total of 33 credit hours. Required coursework includes eight core courses (for a total of 24 credit hours) and three agricultural business electives (for a total of nine credit hours).

You can view your schedule of courses for this degree through the Course Smartsheet:

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Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The course is an introduction to the concepts of cost analysis and management control with a focus on the application of the concep­tual framework of financial and managerial accounting to practical situations.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A complete survey of price theory as applied to busi­ness decision making and a summary of public policy toward business.  Prerequisites: ECON 2313, ECON 2323, or MBA 502V and MBA 503V.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Organization, policy, administration, in­stitutions, and instruments involved in financing the modern business corporation. Quantitative financial relations are measured and expressed. Financial plans are prepared for corporations in different industries and in different stages of the business cycle. Financial management appraised and business judgment developed through short problem and case methods.  Prerequisites: FIN 3713 or MBA 501V.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Covers the essentials of core business functions with an emphasis on integrating applied business statistics, economics, financial accounting and corporate finance. This course ensures that students have the required business acumen to succeed in the graduate business core.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the practice and principles of project management. Topics include identifying and selecting projects, developing project propos­als, sequencing workflows, estimating project duration, and budgeting.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An integrated capstone course focusing on the role of management in crafting and implementing strategy to achieve “fit” between an organization and its environment. An action-based approach involves student teams in developing and presenting stra­tegic plans for public, private, profit and not-for-profit organizations.  Prerequisites: All core courses or last semester of enrollment.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Contemporary processes, methods, tech­niques, tools and datasets that organizations use to implement knowledge discovery projects; focus on development of critical thinking through use of in-depth assignments that utilize project management fundamentals. Fall, Spring, Summer. Prerequisites: ISBA 1503; ACCT 2023 or ACCT 2133; ECON 2113 or STAT 2003 or STAT 3233.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the concepts and processes for gaining competitive advantage in the marketplace. Students will investigate and develop strategies relat­ing to the escalating importance of providing customer satisfaction, responses to diversity in the marketplace, development of new products, and recognition of the challenges from global compe­tition.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Consumer and behavioral economic theory and experimental design for food market research. Demand analysis and product valuation with experimental economic methods in the agriculture and food industry.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Agribusiness organization and management. Budgeting, input-output relationships, and enterprise analysis in decision making. Application of economics and management principles to manage agribusinesses.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Theory and applications of production economics. Emphasis will be given on employing detailed graphical and mathematical analysis to understand the concepts of production economics.

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