by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Texas, there were 4,727 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,482 and $21,645 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 340 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture and agriculture operations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in agriculture and agriculture operations.
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The agriculture & agriculture operations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sul Ross State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Sul Ross is a small school located in Alpine, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Kingsville Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Commerce Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 61 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees 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.
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Angelo State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas ranking. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 88 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
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With a ranking of #11, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2020-2021.
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