by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 1,062 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,014 and $20,225 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in Texas” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. That schools that top this list have a program in agricultural economics and business in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The agricultural business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in Texas”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas A&M Kingsville
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Texas A&M College Station
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agricultural Business Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas Tech University Agricultural Economics & Business Report
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