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2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
209 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 448 people earned their degree in agricultural communication/journalism, making the major the 591st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 228 agricultural communication/journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 209 agricultural communication/journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural communication/journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural communication/journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural communication/journalism 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 Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Communication/Journalism (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to qualified students.

OSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 101 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,326 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Agricultural Communication/Journalism at Texas Tech University

#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural communication/journalism students whose families make $30-$48k list, SHSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,634 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SHSU.

Full SHSU Agricultural Communication/Journalism Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Communication/Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural communication/journalism students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Communication/Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Communication/Journalism students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Agricultural Communication/Journalism at West Texas A&M University

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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