2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Southwest Region
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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 298 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students list, Angelo State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State University is $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students per year to attend Texas Tech University.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 4 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.
ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ENMU - Main Campus is $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
SFASU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
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Cameron University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Cameron University is a public institution located in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students list, Cameron University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,952 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students per year to attend Cameron University.
Prairie View A & M University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
PVAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,582 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students per year to attend PVAMU.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students.
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 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%.
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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%.
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- *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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