2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region

Agricultural Economics & Business isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #151 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of agricultural economics and business. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 master's degrees in agricultural economics and business during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Agricultural Economics & Business School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in agricultural business matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of agricultural economics and business students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Agricultural Economics & Business Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for agricultural economics and business.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Agricultural Economics & Business in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in agricultural economics and business.

Most Well Attended Schools for Agricultural Business Students Working on Their Master's

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

36 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Texas A&M University - College Station is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in agricultural economics and business. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in agricultural economics and business in Texas.

There were about 36 agricultural economics and business students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the agricultural business program earn an average of $53,400 in the first couple years of their career.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OK

#1 Best Quality In OK

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in agricultural economics and business. OSU is a very large public university located in the town of Stillwater. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in agricultural economics and business in Oklahoma.

There were about 12 agricultural economics and business individuals who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year.

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3

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in agricultural economics and business has to take a look at Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in agricultural economics and business in Texas.

There were about 11 agricultural economics and business individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Kingsville, TX

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

Texas A&M University - Kingsville is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in agricultural economics and business. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in agricultural economics and business in Texas.

There were roughly 2 agricultural economics and business individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Kingsville in the most recent data year.

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5

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

#1 Most Popular In NM

NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces. More information about a master’s in agricultural economics and business from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges by State

Explore the most popular agricultural economics and business colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	223	68
Arizona	173	11
Oklahoma	161	5
New Mexico	104	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agricultural Business

One of 16 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Agricultural Economics & Business has other similar majors worth exploring.

Agricultural Business Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics	35
Agricultural Business	17
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	7
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Animal Science	87
General Agriculture	74
Plant Sciences	70
Agricultural Public Services	57
Agricultural Production	36
International Agriculture	24
Soil Sciences	16
Food Science Technology	14

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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