2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Agricultural Economics is the 268th most popular major in the country with 2,141 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 462 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech Agricultural Economics Report

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M College Station

#3

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at OSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k)

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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