by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Texas, there were 631 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. To top this list, a school must have a successful agriculture program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas agriculture students.
Out of the 24 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Blinn College landed the #1 spot on the list. Blinn College is a public institution located in Brenham, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 190 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 106 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 24 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 45 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 42 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 38 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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 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 #11, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Angelo State is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Hill College is located in Hillsboro, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Howard College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Located in Big Spring, Texas, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
South Plains College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #14. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Central Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Central Texas College is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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Odessa College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Western Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. Western Texas College is a public institution located in Snyder, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Palo Alto College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas ranking. Palo Alto College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Panola College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Panola College is located in Carthage, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Paris Junior College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas list. Paris, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agriculture degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Clarendon College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas ranking. Clarendon College is a public institution located in Clarendon, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in Texas ranking. McLennan Community College is a medium-sized school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 0 ’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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