by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 8,098 people earned their degree in agricultural economics and business, making the major the 101st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,304 and had an average of $18,874 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,364 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,798 and $19,938 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,117 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural economics and business. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agricultural economics and business program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Goodwell, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Oklahoma Panhandle State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region. NWOSU is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at NWOSU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 180 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Agricultural Economics & Business Report
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 #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 505 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Texas A&M College Station Agricultural Economics & Business Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 52 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at West Texas A&M University
Tarleton State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Tarleton State University
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Agricultural Economics & Business Report
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 98 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 87%.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas Tech
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Full NMSU Main Campus Agricultural Economics & Business Report
With a ranking of #10, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Angelo State
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas A&M Commerce
With a ranking of #12, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
Abilene Christian University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Abilene Christian University Agricultural Economics & Business Report
With a ranking of #14, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Stephen F Austin State University
With a ranking of #15, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Texas State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas State University
Texas Christian University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Texas Christian University Agricultural Economics & Business Report
University of Arizona came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Arizona
Lubbock Christian University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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