by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 884 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 386 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Langston University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. Langston, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 97 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cameron University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. Cameron University is a public institution located in Lawton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Angelo State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. 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 21 students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Agriculture Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Agriculture at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Sam Houston State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Texas State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Agriculture at Texas A&M University - College Station
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Dine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Tsaile, Arizona, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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