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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
400 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations is the 228th most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 415 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 400 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 164 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $13,270 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

NWOSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,767 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NWOSU.

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#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. OPSU is a public institution located in Goodwell, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OPSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,392 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OPSU.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Kingsville is $11,721 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $7,006 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Angelo State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k list, Angelo State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Angelo State University is $11,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $11,634 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $12,292 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#10 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k list, SFASU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $10,816 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $10,580 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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