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2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

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

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

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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 list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 31 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

NWOSU also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend NWOSU is $9,791 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students.

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#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

OPSU also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma Panhandle State University is $10,537 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students.

Full Oklahoma Panhandle State University Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students list, SHSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State also took the #6 spot 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 $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

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#4 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $13,778 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students.

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

#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students per year to attend Texas State University.

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#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students 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 estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

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

#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 ranking, coming in at #9. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students 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 Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students.

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#8 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 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 per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#11

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students 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 estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas A&M College Station 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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