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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master's in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Texas, there were 527 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,880 and $21,077 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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 Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #1 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree agriculture students list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” 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

#2

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Angelo State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in Texas. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. 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 more about General Agriculture at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M Commerce General Agriculture Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State University General Agriculture Report

#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Sam Houston State University 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Sam Houston State University 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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