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2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
405 Degrees Awarded
$42,850 Avg Salary
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,504 people earned their degree in agricultural economics and business, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,058 and had an average of $17,639 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 876 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,850 and $16,417 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 405 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics and business programs that also have a lower cost than 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 and business program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The agricultural business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business (Income $48-$75k) in California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 115 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $7,549 for california bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Fresno State.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full California State University - Fresno Agricultural Economics & Business Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k 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 agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $19,407 for california bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Davis is $13,578 for california bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at UC Davis

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Chico State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Chico is $16,116 for California Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at California State University - Chico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. California State Polytechnic University - 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 also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $14,012 for California Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%.

Full Cal Poly Pomona Agricultural Economics & Business 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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