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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 148th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 770 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,880 and $19,336 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school. 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 Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General 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 Angelo State University are $14,396.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Angelo State University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus General Agriculture Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas State University General Agriculture Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on General Agriculture at Texas A&M Kingsville

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General 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 Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549.

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

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full West Texas A&M University General Agriculture Report

#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Agriculture at SHSU

Stephen F Austin State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #0 spot in our “Best General 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 SFASU are $15,695.

Full Stephen F Austin State University General Agriculture Report

#8 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 3 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NMSU Main Campus General 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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