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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region

25 Ranked Colleges
3,696 Degrees Awarded
$36,453 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 49,899 people earned their degree in agriculture and agriculture operations, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,342 and had an average of $19,867 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 7,477 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,543 and $20,356 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,696 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agriculture and agriculture operations program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 301 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 497 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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

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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 178 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,098 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 170 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

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With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 237 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. NWOSU is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 17 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 367 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 69 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

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Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma

Langston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Langston University is a public institution located in Langston, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Cameron University
Lawton, Oklahoma

Cameron University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cameron University is a small school located in Lawton, Oklahoma that handed out 18 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas

With a ranking of #14, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #15, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 84 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.

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Sul Ross State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 125 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 198 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Abilene Christian University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Abilene Christian

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Lubbock Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Lubbock Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report

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Dine College
Tsaile, Arizona

Dine College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dine College is a public institution located in Tsaile, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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