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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
405 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

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” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations is the 228th most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 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 list. Fresno State is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 115 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State also made our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Fresno is $5,464 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Fresno State

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 162 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students list, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has also earned the #1 rank 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 $21,595 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #3 spot on the list. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 71 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,017 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students per year to attend Chico State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Chico Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $16,358 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students per year to attend Wazzu.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students list, Cal Poly Pomona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cal Poly Pomona is $12,734 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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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