by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations is the 230th most popular major in the country with 3,108 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 465 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 456 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agribusiness/agricultural business operations.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region. OPSU is a small school located in Goodwell, Oklahoma that handed out 17 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 186 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 28 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
Angelo State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2020-2021.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 41 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
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Abilene Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
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With a ranking of #11, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report
Tarleton State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #13, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 4 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
Full ENMU - Main Campus Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report
With a ranking of #14, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full Texas Tech University Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report
Lubbock Christian University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2020-2021.
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