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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Public Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Salary
Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Agricultural Public Services is the 251st most popular major in the country with 823 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural public services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,100 and had an average of $18,733 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 339 agricultural public services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,550 and $16,606 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 275 agricultural public services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural public services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural public services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural public services 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 Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Public Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 78 bachelors’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k list, OSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,698 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 full report on Agricultural Public Services at OSU

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 #2 for the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 101 bachelors’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,810 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Agricultural Public Services Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,421 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech Agricultural Public Services Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 25 bachelors’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,399 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Full University of Arizona Agricultural Public Services Report

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s agricultural public services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,832 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Full Sam Houston State University Agricultural Public Services Report

#7 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural public services students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $10,235 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Agricultural Public Services at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

West Texas A&M University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $11,101 for southwest region bachelor’s degree agricultural public services students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Read full report on Agricultural Public Services at West Texas A&M University

#8 in overall quality

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s agricultural public services degrees to qualified students.

ENMU - Main Campus also made our “Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $11,117 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Public Services students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.

Read more about Agricultural Public Services at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

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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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