2025 Best Agricultural Public Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in agricultural public services, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #218 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Agricultural Public Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 48 master's degrees in agricultural public services to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 public services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agricultural public services students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for agricultural public services to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural public services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agricultural public services students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The agricultural public services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Agricultural Public Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Agricultural Public Services in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in agricultural public services.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Agricultural Public Services

1

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a master's degree in agricultural public services. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in agricultural public services from Texas Tech University

2

Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

33 Annual Graduates

$49,216 Median Starting Salary

Tarleton State University is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in agricultural public services. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the agricultural public services program state that they receive average early career earnings of $49,216.

More information about a master’s in agricultural public services from Tarleton State University

Best Agricultural Public Services Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	60
Oklahoma	153	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agricultural Public Services

Agricultural Public Services is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Agricultural Public Services Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural & Extension Education Services	33
Agricultural Communication/Journalism	15

Majors Similar to Agricultural Public Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Agriculture	105
Animal Science	104
Plant Sciences	83
Agricultural Economics & Business	63
Agricultural Production	39
Food Science Technology	16
International Agriculture	14
Soil Sciences	11
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bob Nichols. More about our data sources and methodologies.