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2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$20,624 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,893 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Agriculture 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for agriculture 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.

2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agriculture majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Agriculture Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for general agriculture students. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,752 in tuition and fees each year.

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$11,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the # 2 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,208 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX
$17,978 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Angelo State are $17,978 per year.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$22,559 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for general agriculture students. Located in the small 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.

Full General Agriculture at Texas State University Report

$21,616 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $21,616 per year.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
$17,582 Average Tuition & Fees

Tarleton State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarleton are $17,582 per year.

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$25,746 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 per year.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general agriculture programs. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 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 General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$22,266 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M Commerce are $22,266 a year.

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$23,767 Average Tuition & Fees

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Agriculture 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.

NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $23,767 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Agriculture at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

Best General Agriculture Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 80
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 4

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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.

  • 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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