2026 Best Value Agricultural Business & Management Schools in the Far Western Region

[Agricultural Business & Management](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-economics-business/agricultural-business-and-management-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong agricultural business & management education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value agricultural business & management schools.
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2026 Best Value Agricultural Business & Management Schools in the Far Western Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agricultural business & management, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Agricultural Business & Management Schools
For return on investment in agricultural business & management, no school beat University Of California Davis this year. Set in the suburb of Davis, University Of California Davis is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $15,804, while out-of-state students pay about $47,692. Agricultural Business & Management graduates carry a median of $14,404 in student loans. Early-career agricultural business & management graduates make about $53,749. Set against $14,404 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 42%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.