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

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,122 people earned their degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, making the major the 228th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 415 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agribusiness degrees to 171 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,270 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agribusiness degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k list, NWOSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NWOSU is $7,767 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Goodwell, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agribusiness degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

OPSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OPSU is $13,392 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 ’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $11,721 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $7,006 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agribusiness degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Angelo State is $11,516 for southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified ’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $11,634 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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West Texas A&M University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified ’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,292 for southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State.

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With a ranking of #10, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agribusiness degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,816 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $10,580 for Southwest Region 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

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  • *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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