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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agriculture is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agriculture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree agriculture students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State University are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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 Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 5 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

Full Texas State University Agriculture Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture at West Texas A&M University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 Commerce are $14,549.

Read full report on Agriculture at Texas A&M University - Commerce

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066.

Full Texas A&M Kingsville Agriculture Report

#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Sam Houston State University Agriculture Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture at OSU

With a ranking of #8, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree agriculture students with aid list, SFASU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SFASU Agriculture Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture at NMSU Main Campus

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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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