A degree in agriculture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #202 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Agriculture Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 222 degrees in agriculture to qualified students.
Your choice of agriculture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Agriculture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Agriculture Schools in California.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the agriculture degrees they offer, see the list below.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in agriculture. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were roughly 52 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in agriculture has to take a look at California State University - Chico. Chico State is a large public university located in the city of Chico. This university ranks 79th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 70 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent data year.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great option for students interested in a degree in agriculture. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 65th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 38 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of agriculture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Agriculture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
