by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 392 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 272 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agriculture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region list. UH Hilo is a public institution located in Hilo, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 70 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Stanislaus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Turlock, California, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, 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 undergraduate students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #5 spot on the list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 38 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
University of Nevada - Reno came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, California State University - Fresno did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Washington State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 31 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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