2026 Best Crop Production Schools in California
Crop Production programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 28 schools to find the best for crop production students.
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Best Schools for Crop Production in California
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the crop production degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Crop Production
Mt San Antonio College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in crop production. Set in the suburb of Walnut, Mt San Antonio College is a very large public institution. There were roughly 17 crop production students who graduated with this degree at Mt San Antonio College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the crop production program make about $44,391 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $9,384.
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A rank of #2 makes Reedley College one of the top schools for crop production. Set in the town of Reedley, Reedley College is a large public institution. There were roughly 126 crop production students who graduated with this degree at Reedley College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the crop production program make about $30,520 in their early career. Reedley College graduates carry a median of $6,500 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong crop production program will find one at Merced College, which ranked #3. Set in the city of Merced, Merced College is a large public institution. There were roughly 20 crop production students who graduated with this degree at Merced College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their crop production degree from Merced College earn around $45,032 in the first couple years of their career. Merced College graduates carry a median of $9,024 in student loans.
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College Of The Sequoias came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the best crop production schools. College Of The Sequoias is a large public school located in the city of Visalia. About 13 crop production degrees were awarded at College Of The Sequoias in the most recent year. Students who receive their crop production degree from College Of The Sequoias earn around $37,749 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $10,288 to complete this degree.
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Hartnell College came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best crop production schools. Hartnell College is a large public school located in the city of Salinas. Hartnell College awarded about 24 crop production degrees in the most recent data year. Crop Production graduates of Hartnell College earn a median of $35,080 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $6,000.
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College Of The Desert placed #6 among the best crop production schools. This large public university is located in the city of Palm Desert. College Of The Desert awarded about 23 crop production degrees in the most recent data year. Crop Production graduates of College Of The Desert earn a median of $41,295 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $7,826.
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Bakersfield College ranked #7 on our 2026 list of the best crop production schools. Set in the city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a very large public institution. Bakersfield College graduates 50% of students within six years. Bakersfield College awarded about 11 crop production degrees in the most recent data year. Crop Production graduates of Bakersfield College earn a median of $86,312 early in their careers. Bakersfield College graduates carry a median of $9,419 in student loans.
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West Hills College Coalinga earned the #8 position for crop production this year. Located in the town of Coalinga, West Hills College Coalinga is a moderately-sized public university. About 40 crop production degrees were awarded at West Hills College Coalinga in the most recent year. Graduates of the crop production program make about $41,726 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $9,920 to complete this degree.
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Victor Valley College ranked #9 on our 2026 list of the best crop production schools. Located in the suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a very large public university. About 11 crop production degrees were awarded at Victor Valley College in the most recent year. Crop Production graduates of Victor Valley College earn a median of $37,755 early in their careers. Victor Valley College graduates carry a median of $7,995 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 28 schools evaluated.
- 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.
