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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
400 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 400 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Alva, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

NWOSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NWOSU is $13,711 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full NWOSU Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 29 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $12,909 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full NMSU Main Campus Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#11 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OPSU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,308 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend OPSU.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $19,635 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 164 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $26,028 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 48 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $19,531 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Angelo State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State University is $18,535 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SFASU is $18,653 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $17,324 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full West Texas A&M University Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#10

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 33 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $19,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $19,060 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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