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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 770 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agriculture 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 Texas State University are $17,040.

Read more about Agriculture at Texas State University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Read full report on Agriculture at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #3 spot on the list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Angelo State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture at Angelo State University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#1 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

West Texas A&M University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Agriculture at West Texas A&M University

#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agriculture 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 SHSU are $15,704.

Read full report on Agriculture at Sam Houston State University

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k list, SFASU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Agriculture 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 Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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