2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree agriculture students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

#1 in overall quality

$21,009 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,575 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 21 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo General Agriculture Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 31 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

Read full report on General Agriculture at Washington State University

#3

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona, California

#3 in overall quality

$18,377 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377.

Read full report on General Agriculture at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture

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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