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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ag Economics 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 Ag Economics 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, 2,141 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 24 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Ag Economics 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 ag economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ag Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s ag economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,157 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Ag Economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oregon State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, 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 85%.

Full Oregon State Agricultural Economics Report

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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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