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

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Finding the Best General Agriculture Master's Degree School for You

General Agriculture is the #200 most popular major in the country with 353 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General 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 General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for agriculture majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General Agriculture Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the best school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Stephen F Austin State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Southwest Region . SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general agriculture programs. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. 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 - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general agriculture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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Best General Agriculture Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 80
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 4

General Agriculture is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
Agricultural Public Services 179

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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