by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 21st most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 452 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree agriculture & agriculture operations students.
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 #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s 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 Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 188 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Texas A&M University - College Station
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 109 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at OSU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region 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 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Arizona
West Texas A&M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 194 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at West Texas A&M University
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