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2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
339 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Public Services is the 251st most popular major in the country with 823 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural public services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,100 and had an average of $18,733 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 339 agricultural public services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,550 and $16,606 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural public services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural public services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural public services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The agricultural public services 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 “Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Public Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

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 Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 83 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,962 for southwest region agricultural public services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

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 Public Services at OSU

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 103 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,270 for Southwest Region Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agricultural public services degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region agricultural public services students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,326 for Southwest Region Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agricultural Public Services at Texas Tech

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 25 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $11,466 for Southwest Region Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 11 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,634 for Southwest Region Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Full Sam Houston State University Agricultural Public Services Report

New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $7,006 for southwest region agricultural public services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agricultural Public Services at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 14 ’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for Southwest Region Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Agricultural Public Services at West Texas A&M University

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s agricultural public services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ENMU - Main Campus, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $8,219 for southwest region agricultural public services students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 ’s agricultural public services degrees to qualified students.

Tarleton also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $17,132 for Southwest Region Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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