2024 Best Agricultural Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a doctor's degree in agricultural economics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #186 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of agricultural economics. Combined, these schools handed out 22 doctor's degrees in agricultural economics to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to agricultural economics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agricultural economics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural economics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agricultural economics students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agricultural Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Agricultural Economics in the Southwest Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for agricultural economics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Ag Economics

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in agricultural economics has to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University - College Station

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Texas Tech University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in agricultural economics. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lubbock.More information about a doctorate in agricultural economics from Texas Tech University

Best Agricultural Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	20
Oklahoma	124	2

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Agricultural Economics Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Agricultural Economics & Business area of study, Agricultural Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Business	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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