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2021 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
1,052 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,479 Avg Cost*

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Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in agricultural business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics & business programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics & business program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying agricultural business.

Top 10 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional agricultural economics & business students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,943 part time students in attendance at Texas A&M College Station.

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Texas Tech University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population. Texas Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.

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University of Arizona comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. 12,642 of University of Arizona students are attending part time.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population. OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 10,181 students at OSU that take at least one class online. 5,006 students are part time.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best agricultural economics & business schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. There are roughly 6,353 part time students in attendance at SHSU.

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West Texas A&M University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. West Texas A&M University also made our Best Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #7.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 4,736 students take at least one class online at West Texas A&M University. About 3,683 of the students at West Texas A&M University are attending part time.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a fairly large student population. Tarleton also made our Best Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 6,360 students at Tarleton are exclusively online. About 4,832 of the students at Tarleton are attending part time.

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. OPSU is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodwell.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. Approximately 804 students take at least one class online at OPSU. About 374 of the students at OPSU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize New Mexico State University - Main Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces. NMSU Main Campus also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.9%. There are approximately 7,734 students at NMSU Main Campus that take at least one class online. 3,478 students are part time.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas State University. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 2.0% of Texas State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. There are roughly 8,642 part time students in attendance at Texas State.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students agricultural economics & business schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 852
Arizona 19
Oklahoma 214
New Mexico 32

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