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2023 Best Value General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$15,860 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,281 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Agriculture Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general agriculture was ranked #159 in the country. In fact 3,370 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for agriculture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agriculture majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for general agriculture students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Texas A&M University is a great value for general agriculture students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.

Full General Agriculture at West Texas A&M University Report

#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Angelo State graduate students pay an average of $14,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 per year.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 a year.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general agriculture programs. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 per year.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general agriculture programs. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,682 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general agriculture students working on their master’s degree. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 a year.

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Best General Agriculture Colleges by State

Explore the best general agriculture colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 631
Arizona 11
Oklahoma 211
New Mexico 31

General Agriculture is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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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