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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Southwest Region

17 Ranked Colleges
465 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended 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.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region agribusiness students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 188 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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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. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 41 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 31 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agribusiness degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

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

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Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 23 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #9, Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. NWOSU is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Goodwell, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agribusiness degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Full OPSU Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 15 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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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 list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 10 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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Abilene Christian University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’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%.

Full Abilene Christian Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 4 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ENMU - Main Campus Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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Mesalands Community College
Tucumcari, New Mexico

Mesalands Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Mesalands Community College is a public institution located in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mesalands Community College Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

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Lubbock Christian University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agribusiness Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 0 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2020-2021.

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