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2021 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
3,608 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,332 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture & agriculture operations programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the agriculture & agriculture operations program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

Check out the agriculture & agriculture operations programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's agriculture & agriculture operations ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best agriculture & agriculture operations schools for non-traditional students. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, OSU has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at OSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,181 students at OSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,006 part time students in attendance at OSU.

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Texas Tech University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. About 7,077 of the students at Texas Tech are attending part time.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 3,192 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M Kingsville. 1,782 of Texas A&M Kingsville students are attending part time.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best agriculture & agriculture operations schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 3.0% of Texas A&M Commerce students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,623 students at Texas A&M Commerce are exclusively online. 4,873 students are part time.

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Sam Houston State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville. SHSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. 6,353 of SHSU students are attending part time.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Sam Houston State University Report

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Our rankings recognize West Texas A&M University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon. West Texas A&M University also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at West Texas A&M University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,736 students at West Texas A&M University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,683 part time students in attendance at West Texas A&M University.

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University of Arizona comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population. University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 6,360 of Tarleton students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,832 of the students at Tarleton are attending part time.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population. NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.9%. There are approximately 7,734 students at NMSU Main Campus that take at least one class online. 3,478 of NMSU Main Campus students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students agriculture & agriculture operations schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,727
Arizona 198
Oklahoma 586
New Mexico 185

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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