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2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
465 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 51,300 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,886 and had an average of $19,085 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 7,444 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,585 and $19,241 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 465 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture and agriculture operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate 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. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 195 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Texas A&M College Station

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 33 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Texas Tech University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 117 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

OSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’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 West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

Full West Texas A&M University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

#5 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 7 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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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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