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2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
405 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,122 people earned their degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations, making the major the 228th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 851 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 405 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 115 students in 2019-2020.

Fresno State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fresno State is $3,264 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 162 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $12,475 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $9,334 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chico State is a public institution located in Chico, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chico State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Chico is $10,260 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cal Poly Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $8,596 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cal Poly Pomona.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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