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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 382 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 247 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #1 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $19,407 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agriculture Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Stanislaus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Turlock, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Stan State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stan State is $7,772 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Stanislaus Agriculture Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Chico State is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Chico State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Chico is $16,116 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture at California State University - Chico

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washington State University is $15,548 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 Agriculture at Washington State University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UH Hilo is a small school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 27 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Hilo also made our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo is $14,634 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Agriculture at University of Hawaii at Hilo

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State is $20,346 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Agriculture at Oregon State University

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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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