2024 Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in agriculture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #149 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 143 bachelor's degrees in agriculture to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agriculture students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agriculture students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agriculture related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agriculture students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Agriculture Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Agriculture in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in agriculture.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Agriculture

1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in agriculture needs to check out California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in agriculture from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

2

California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

70 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in agriculture needs to look into California State University - Chico. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in agriculture from California State University - Chico

Best Agriculture Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Agriculture Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	521	0
Oregon	343	88
Nevada	201	21
Hawaii	172	20

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agriculture

Agriculture is one of 0 different types of General Agriculture programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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