Agricultural Economics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #300 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for agricultural economics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 445 degrees in agricultural economics to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agricultural Economics Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ag economics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in agricultural economics has to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 313 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.
Texas Tech University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in agricultural economics. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 96 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.
Tarleton State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in agricultural economics. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 59th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 36 agricultural economics students who graduated with this degree at Tarleton in the most recent data year.
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).