2023 Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for agriculture and agriculture operations 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma Panhandle State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Goodwell, OPSU is a public college with a small student population.
OPSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,234 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Angelo.
Angelo State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,978 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 a year.
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 Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $18,752 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SHSU also did well on our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Sam Houston State University Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU are $24,764 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Texas Tech University 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 #6 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFASU are $21,616 a year.
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Texas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas State are $22,559 a year.
Tarleton State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
Tarleton undergraduate students pay an average of $17,582 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Tarleton State University Report
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Texas A&M University - College Station
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 |
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Majors Related to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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.
- 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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