Agribusiness, B.S.

Agribusiness is over a $72 billion industry in Georgia and represents 16% of its employment base. In Florida direct output from agribusiness exceeds $145 billion. Successful completion of this degree will prepare students for a wide array of exciting and challenging careers within agriculture. Career possibilities include sales and marketing in agriculture-related businesses, Extension and other government service careers, agricultural economics, financial institutions servicing agriculture, including local commercial banks, and agriculture production firms such as farms, ranches and livestock feeding companies. Students will learn the principles of managing land, people, money and other resources to produce a profit while servicing the consuming public and conserving our natural renewable resources.

Since 1908, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has provided unique, hands-on learning opportunities for students as the South’s premier destination for Agricultural studies. Our offerings have grown a great deal since our founding, now including a wide range of more traditional 4-year degrees and paths to success including a highly sought-after nursing program, innovative arts, and science tracks, and an ever-growing list of learning opportunities and majors for our students. A member of the 26-member University System of Georgia, ABAC is proud to support the enrollment of over 3,400 students from 155 of Georgia’s 159 counties, 18 states, and 24 countries.

Our home is in Tifton, Georgia, a tight-knit and thriving town nestled among the lush pines of South Georgia. ABAC takes pride in our community involvement and the breadth of opportunities our city provides to get involved in hands-on learning from healthcare to business experience. Our college is a genuine member of the community at large.