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2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 770 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Angelo State is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Angelo State also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State University are $14,396, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Angelo State University Agriculture Report

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agriculture at Texas State

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

Read more about Agriculture at West Texas A&M University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066.

Read more about Agriculture at Texas A&M Kingsville

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture at Texas A&M Commerce

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Full NMSU Main Campus Agriculture Report

#7 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agriculture at SHSU

Stephen F Austin State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SFASU Agriculture Report

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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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