Agricultural Business
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) ONLINE
More Information
For online education and registration questions:
Frances Betts
Continuing Education
(970) 491-0675
877-491-4336
fbetts@learn.colostate.edu
For admission or academic advising questions:
Marshall Frasier, Ph.D.
Agricultural and Resource Economics
(970) 491-6071
Marshall.Frasier@colostate.edu
Degree Overview
The Agricultural Business undergraduate degree completion program provides you with a business degree focused on economic theory. Using economic theory provides you with a framework for understanding agricultural issues. You learn to devise solutions to problems that businesses face daily and to forecast the likely outcomes of market and government interactions in our uncertain world. It gives you the tools you need to succeed in today's agricultural business world, including problem solving skills and decision-making tools to address agricultural issues of the future.
This online undergraduate completion program allows you to earn your degree while keeping your job, staying in your hometown, and managing your family responsibilities. As one of the few online degree completion programs in agricultural business available, it is designed for individuals with Associates degree or the undergraduate equivalent.
The knowledge, skills, and tools you take away from this degree completion program can be immediately applied directly to your agricultural business situations. The completion of this degree is a key component for career advancement and can help you get the job or promotion you have been wanting.
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Degree Benefits
This degree completion program offered through the College of Agricultural Sciences focuses on managing the production and marketing of agricultural products within an industry that requires a variety of businesses to produce, market, process, package, and distribute agricultural commodities as well the many other businesses that supply agricultural producers with machinery, capital, inputs, and management services. With the guidance of an advisor, you can take control of your education and design a program of study to fit your needs. There are many benefits to completing this online degree completion program:
- Fit your classes around your needs and your schedule with the flexibility of online learning.
- Choose the order that your courses are taken because there is no set sequence to complete the degree.
- Further your education, improve your career, and learn skills and knowledge relevant to the real world with this bachelor's degree in agricultural business.
- Interact and network with others in your industry across the nation.
Some of the benefits of earning this degree from Colorado State University include:
- Learn from the highly qualified Colorado State University faculty that are content experts in their fields.
- Earn an accredited Colorado State University undergraduate degree. Your CSU diploma is identical to that given to on-campus students.
- Learn anywhere and anytime and still receive many of the benefits of being an on-campus student.
- Attend the CSU graduation ceremony in person and participate in the on-campus graduation ceremony. You can also view a live online streaming video of the graduation ceremony if you are unable to attend in-person.
Degree at a Glance
Delivery
Online. On-campus attendance is not required to complete this program.
Total Credits
120 credits (a minimum of 60 credits must be transferred into the program)
Tuition
$265 per credit
(financial aid available)
Time Frame
The program duration will vary based on your learning style, intensity of study, previous course work, and career objectives. Summer courses are not required although courses are available during summer.
Designed For
Professionals interested in the operation of modern food and fiber industries.
What You Will Earn
You will earn the same regionally accredited Colorado State University degree that a student on the Fort Collins campus is awarded. Your diploma and transcript are identical to those given to on-campus students.



