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2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
465 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the 23rd most popular major in the country with 51,300 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,886 and had an average of $19,085 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 7,444 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,585 and $19,241 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 465 agriculture and agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture and agriculture operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture and agriculture operations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agriculture and agriculture operations program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 117 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 195 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#4 in overall quality

West Texas A&M University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s agriculture and agriculture operations degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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