2023 Best Value Agriculture Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value 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 value master'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.
Top 10 Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Angelo State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
Angelo State graduate students pay an average of $14,590 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at West Texas A&M University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southwest Region . West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Tarleton State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southwest Region . Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
Tarleton graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for agriculture and agriculture operations in the Southwest Region .
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree agriculture and agriculture operations programs. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Master’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.
Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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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With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 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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