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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 3 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #1 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville General Agriculture Report

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

OSU also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full OSU General Agriculture Report

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#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 $48-$75k ranking. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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 SHSU General Agriculture Report

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 $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 masters’s agriculture degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #8 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read more about General Agriculture at New Mexico State University - 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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