2025 Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #194 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for agricultural economics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 347 bachelor's degrees in agricultural economics to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agricultural economics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agricultural economics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural economics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agricultural economics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Agricultural Economics in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for agricultural economics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Ag Economics

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

253 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics has to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

90 Annual Graduates

Texas Tech University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in agricultural economics from Texas Tech University

Best Agricultural Economics Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural economics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	383
Oklahoma	377	6
New Mexico	202	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Ag Economics

One of 6 majors within the Agricultural Economics & Business area of study, Agricultural Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Ag Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	542
Agricultural Business	222
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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