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2023 Most Popular Online Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges
$37,543 Avg Salary
$20,356 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing an online .

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Texas Tech take out is $22,228.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Texas A&M College Station take out is $19,787. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $286, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent online programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at OSU take out an average of $18,472 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $404, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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