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2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
462 Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,141 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 462 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics 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 Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 272 ’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Ag Economics 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Agricultural Economics Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 100 ’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,317 for southwest region ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics at Texas Tech

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ag economics degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for southwest region ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics at OSU

#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 54 ’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $15,604 for Southwest Region Ag Economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Tarleton State University Agricultural Economics Report

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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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