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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural & Food Products Processing (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

2 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Processing Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Processing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 251 people earned their degree in agricultural and food products processing, making the major the 842nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 53 agricultural and food products processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 agricultural and food products processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Processing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural and food products processing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural and food products processing 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 and food products processing 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Agricultural Processing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Agricultural Processing 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 processing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural & Food Products Processing (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

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 Processing 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 22 bachelors’s agricultural processing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural processing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural & Food Products Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural processing 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 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 College Station Agricultural & Food Products Processing Report

#2

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Processing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s agricultural processing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural processing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Angelo State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural & Food Products Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State University is $9,799 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural processing 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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