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2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
444 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agricultural Economics & Business is the 94th most popular major in the country with 8,504 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Far Western US region, there were 953 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,840 and $17,149 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 444 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics and business program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school awarded 115 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $5,464 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students per year to attend Fresno State.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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 Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 162 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees 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 the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Agricultural Economics & Business Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. California State University - Chico 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 #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Chico is $15,017 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students.

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

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 10 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, Wazzu has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

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%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Washington State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students list, Cal Poly Pomona has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $12,734 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business 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%.

Full Cal Poly Pomona Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $20,016 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students per year to attend Oregon State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Full Oregon State University Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#3 in overall quality

University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UC Davis is $14,669 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at UC Davis

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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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