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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agronomy & Crop Science is the 393rd most popular major in the country with 1,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 172 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agronomy and crop science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agronomy and crop science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agronomy and crop science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science 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 - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at Texas Tech University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science 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.

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#4 in overall quality

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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science 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 Kingsville are $14,066.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science 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.

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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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