by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 884 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 386 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular agriculture programs in the United States.
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The agriculture 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 “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 97 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #2 spot on the list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 43 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Texas A&M University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Cameron University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Angelo State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Angelo State is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Langston University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Langston University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #14, Dine College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Dine College is a public institution located in Tsaile, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. ENMU - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Agriculture Report
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