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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Agronomy and Crop Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,153 people earned their degree in agronomy and crop science, making the major the 405th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 226 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agronomy and Crop Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agronomy and crop science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agronomy and crop science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree agronomy and crop science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agronomy and Crop Science Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 6 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agronomy and Crop Science Major in the Southwest Region. 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 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at Texas Tech University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agronomy and Crop Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agronomy and Crop Science Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at Texas A&M University - College Station
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