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2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
247 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 148th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 382 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,550 and $17,985 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 247 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general agriculture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $14,680 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Agriculture Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Stanislaus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. California State University - Stanislaus is a fairly large public school situated in Turlock, California. It awarded 17 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Stan State also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $3,958 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stan State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, 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 87%.

Full Stan State General Agriculture Report

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $11,337 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Washington State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Wazzu

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

Chico State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Chico State is $11,576 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Chico General Agriculture Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Hilo, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH Hilo has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Hilo is $11,930 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UH Hilo General Agriculture Report

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State is $15,770 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about General Agriculture at Oregon State

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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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