by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 884 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in agriculture.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #8, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 4 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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Angelo State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Angelo State is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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