2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in agronomy and crop science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agronomy and crop science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agronomy and crop science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at Texas A&M College Station

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. 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

#3

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

OSU also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full OSU Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#4

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#4 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #4 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree agronomy and crop science students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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.

Read full report on Agronomy & Crop Science at NMSU Main Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science

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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