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2022 Best Value Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
415 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,122 people earned their degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, making the major the 228th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 415 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 171 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agribusiness degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

NWOSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University is $7,491 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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 #3 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. OPSU is a small public school situated in Goodwell, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

OPSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University is $10,400 for southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 13 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,105 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M Kingsville.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified ’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $6,896 for southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

With a ranking of #6, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agribusiness degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,799 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Angelo State.

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#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 48 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $10,561 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 ’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $8,650 for southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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West Texas A&M University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 31 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $8,730 for southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 ’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,125 for southwest region agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas State University.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 14 ’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $10,013 for Southwest Region Agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce.

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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%.

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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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