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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Southwest Region

16 Ranked Colleges
456 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 3,108 people earned their degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, making the major the 230th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. To top this list, a school must have a successful agribusiness/agricultural business operations program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 186 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s 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 medium-sized public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 28 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 27 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. 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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Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. OPSU is a small public school situated in Goodwell, Oklahoma. It awarded 17 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Angelo State is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

With a ranking of #12, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. SFASU 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.

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Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #16, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

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