2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Agriculture is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 210 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than 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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The agriculture 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 Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree agriculture students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in California (With Aid)

#1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

#1 in overall quality

$21,009 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Agriculture Report

#2

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,377 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Agriculture at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (With Aid)

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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