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2025 Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region

6 Colleges in the Southwest Region
214 Agronomy and Crop Science Degrees Awarded
A degree in agronomy & crop science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #405 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for agronomy & crop science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 214 degrees in agronomy & crop science annually.

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Choosing a Great Agronomy & Crop Science School

Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region The agronomy and crop science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agronomy & Crop Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for agronomy & crop science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of agronomy and crop science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Agronomy and Crop Science

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
35 Agronomy and Crop Science Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in agronomy & crop science has to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
50 Agronomy and Crop Science Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in agronomy & crop science has to check out Texas Tech University. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were approximately 50 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
78 Agronomy and Crop Science Degrees Awarded

West Texas A&M University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in agronomy & crop science. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public university located in the fringe town of Canyon. This university ranks 77th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 78 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at West Texas A&M University in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM

It's difficult to beat New Mexico State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in agronomy & crop science. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 15 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
14.3% Growth in Graduates

SHSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Huntsville. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.

There were about 14 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Kingsville. This university ranks 98th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 11 agronomy & crop science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Kingsville in the most recent data year.

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Best Agronomy & Crop Science Colleges by State

Explore the best agronomy & crop science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 190
Oklahoma 565 15
New Mexico 416 20

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Agronomy & Crop Science is one of 6 different types of Plant Sciences programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Horticultural Science 53
Range Science & Management 35
Plant Science, General 23
Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding 12

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