by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,894 and had an average of $20,543 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 884 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,893 and $20,455 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 386 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general agriculture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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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. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 97 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Tarleton State University
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, Cameron University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cameron University is a small public school situated in Lawton, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 bachelors’s agriculture degrees 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, Prairie View A & M University landed the #4 spot on the list. PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Stephen F Austin State University
West Texas A&M University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Agriculture at West Texas A&M University
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 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Agriculture at Angelo State University
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. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #10 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 Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 27 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Sam Houston State University
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.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 23 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
With a ranking of #14, Dine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. Tsaile, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Eastern New Mexico 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 #14. ENMU - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 0 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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