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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
382 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agricultural Economics is the 268th most popular major in the country with 2,141 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 462 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 382 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid list, OSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Agricultural Economics Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 82 bachelors’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Texas Tech

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 234 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M College Station

#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree ag economics students with aid per year to attend Tarleton State University.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at Tarleton State University

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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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