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2022 Best Value Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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172 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agronomy & Crop Science is the 393rd most popular major in the country with 1,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 172 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agronomy and crop science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agronomy and crop science 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 agronomy and crop science 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 Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 45 ’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $18,810 for Southwest Region Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $11,101 for southwest region agronomy and crop science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region agronomy and crop science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,421 for southwest region agronomy and crop science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 ’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,698 for Southwest Region Agronomy and Crop Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Panhandle State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, and it awarded 7 ’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

OPSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma Panhandle State University is $10,181 for southwest region agronomy and crop science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 ’s agronomy and crop science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $10,235 for southwest region agronomy and crop science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Kingsville is $14,464 for southwest region agronomy and crop science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s agronomy and crop science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,832 for southwest region agronomy and crop science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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