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2023 Best General Agriculture Schools in Texas

10 Colleges
$42,558 Avg Salary
$23,232 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Agriculture School for You

With 631 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general agriculture is the #89 most popular major in Texas.

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The Best General Agriculture Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Agriculture Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for agriculture majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Agriculture Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, agriculture majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $19,773 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Agriculture Schools in Texas list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

After completing their degree, agriculture graduates from SHSU carry an average student debtload of $22,000.

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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great place for general agriculture students. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

Agriculture majors at Texas State take out an average of $21,918 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Stephen F Austin State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in Texas. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for general agriculture students. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, agriculture graduates from Texas A&M Kingsville take out $21,555 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general agriculture students. It came in at #7 on the list. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

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West Texas A&M University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Schools in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

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#9

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Prairie View A & M University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Agriculture Schools in Texas ranking. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.

After completing their degree, agriculture graduates from PVAMU carry an average student debtload of $31,000.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that agriculture majors at Texas A&M Commerce take out is $21,375.

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Best General Agriculture Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 11
Oklahoma 211
New Mexico 31

One of 16 majors within the area of study, general agriculture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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