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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

3 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics programs and 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ag economics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

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 for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree ag economics students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Doctorate 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 #3 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ag economics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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  • 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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