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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Communication/Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 448 people earned their degree in agricultural communication/journalism, making the major the 591st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 228 agricultural communication/journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 209 agricultural communication/journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural communication/journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural communication/journalism 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 communication/journalism 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 Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Communication/Journalism (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 41 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $12,317 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to qualified students.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $10,561 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #5 spot on the list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $8,730 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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