2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 382 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture programs and cost less that 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 agriculture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree agriculture students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture in the Far Western US Region

#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 the Far Western US Region list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 21 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Agriculture Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 31 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Washington State University Agriculture Report

#3

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona, California

#3 in overall quality

$18,377 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377.

Read full report on Agriculture at Cal Poly Pomona

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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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