2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Public Services in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 823 people earned their degree in agricultural public services, making the major the 251st most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 agricultural public services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural public services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural public services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural public services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Public Services in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s agricultural public services students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Public Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Read full report on Agricultural Public Services at Texas Tech University

#2

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agricultural public services degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Agricultural Public Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

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

#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,054 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Public Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s agricultural public services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agricultural Public Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485.

Full Tarleton State University Agricultural Public Services Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Public Services (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bob Nichols.

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