by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 50,343 people earned their degree in agriculture & agriculture operations, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In , agriculture & agriculture operations graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,576 and had an average of $26,262 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 4,903 agriculture & agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,482 and $20,604 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 352 agriculture & agriculture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,529 and $37,012 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture & agriculture operations. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agriculture & agriculture operations program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The agriculture & agriculture operations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sul Ross State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. Sul Ross State University is located in Alpine, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 50 masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Full Tarleton State University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 38 masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 61 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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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Angelo State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full Sam Houston State University Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Report
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 90 masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Texas State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s agriculture & agriculture operations degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Texas State
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
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