2023 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 8,098 people earned their degree in agricultural economics and business, making the major the 101st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,304 and had an average of $18,874 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,364 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,798 and $19,938 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics and business programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics and business program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying agricultural business.
Top 4 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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 #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 25 masters’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
OSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, OSU supports 24,535 students, and 1,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 439 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. During this same period, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at OSU]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural Business for a Master’s list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 215 of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Kingsville were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - Kingsville]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-kingsville/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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