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2023 Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$36,788 Avg Salary
$21,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, agriculture and agriculture operations was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 49,899 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools

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

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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#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 Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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With a ranking of #6, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #9 on this year’s Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 501
Texas 3,944
New Mexico 286
Oklahoma 1,101

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175
Agricultural Production 3,066
Food Science Technology 2,532
Agricultural Mechanization 1,280
Animal Services 990
Agricultural Public Services 845
Other Agriculture 602
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 527
Soil Sciences 406
Food Processing 237
International Agriculture 122
Veterinary Administrative Services 118

Majors Similar to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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