2026 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Oregon

[General Agriculture](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/general-agriculture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general agriculture students.
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2026 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Oregon
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general agriculture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Agriculture Schools
Oregon State University tops our 2026 list of the best value general agriculture schools in Oregon. Set in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $14,400 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $38,190. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete the general agriculture program here. Soon after graduation, general agriculture degree recipients from Oregon State University generally make around $39,145. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 77%.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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