2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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Agricultural Production is the 177th most popular major in the country with 3,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,100 and had an average of $16,942 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 352 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,700 and $21,950 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 179 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural production programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural production program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$18,810 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 164 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $18,810 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural production students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Agricultural Production Report

#2

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$13,644 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,644 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural production students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Agricultural Production at Stephen F Austin State University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Production (Income $48-$75k)

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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