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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,192 people earned their degree in agronomy and crop science, making the major the 393rd most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agronomy and crop science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agronomy and crop science programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The agronomy and crop science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #1 spot on the 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.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science 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 Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #0 rank 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 College Station are $22,743.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 12 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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