2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree agronomy and crop science students.

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

#1

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region 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 located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed 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 are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #3 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 NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#4

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,066 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took 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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• Best Value Master’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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