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Best Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best school in the Southwest Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. 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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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

With a ranking of #6, Tarleton State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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West Texas A&M University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools 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 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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