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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 27 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Agriculture at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’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 #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #4 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture at Stephen F Austin State University
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 4 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. 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 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Agriculture Report
Texas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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