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2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
462 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,141 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 462 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 ’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, OSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,978 for southwest region ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Agricultural Economics Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ag economics degrees to 100 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $21,305 for southwest region ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Texas Tech University

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 #3 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 272 ’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $26,028 for southwest region ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Agricultural Economics Report

#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 ’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,678 for Southwest Region Ag Economics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Tarleton State University.

Full Tarleton Agricultural Economics 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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