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2023 Most Popular General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$41,893 Avg Salary
$20,455 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Agriculture program at each school on the list.

Check out the agriculture programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - Commerce to be the most popular school for general agriculture students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general agriculture schools in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Texas A&M University is a great place for general agriculture students. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general agriculture students. It came in at #7 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Agriculture Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general agriculture students. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

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#10

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

With a ranking of #10, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general agriculture students. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

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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.

  • 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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