2024 Best General Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region
6Colleges in the Far Western US Region
392Agriculture Degrees Awarded
$44,661Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in general agriculture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #157 out of 395 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 reviewed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general agriculture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 392 degrees in general agriculture during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The agriculture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Agriculture rankings. For our Best Overall General Agriculture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 General Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for General Agriculture in the Far Western US Region
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.
Every student pursuing a degree in general agriculture needs to check out Washington State University. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year. Those general agriculture students who get their degree from Washington State University make $25,826 more than the standard agriculture grad.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general agriculture. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. 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 about 52 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general agriculture program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo get $2,517 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat California State University - Chico if you want to pursue a degree in general agriculture. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 79th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 70 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent data year.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general agriculture. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 65th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 38 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year.
Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 88 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the agriculture program report average early career earnings of $39,422.
Located in the town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 20 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UH Hilo in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the agriculture program make around $26,795 in their early career salary.
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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The agriculture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Agriculture rankings. For our Best Overall General Agriculture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
