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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

11 Ranked Colleges
400 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 164 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 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 - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#5 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Alva, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

NWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,791 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid per year to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Full West Texas A&M University Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#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 #4 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Goodwell, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid list, OPSU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OPSU is $10,537 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

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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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #4 spot 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 - Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#6

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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. SHSU 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State is $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

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#8 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 29 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid 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. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid per year to attend Texas State University.

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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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

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#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also took the #9 spot 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 $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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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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