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2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
405 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations is the 228th most popular major in the country with 3,122 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 851 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 405 agribusiness/agricultural business operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agribusiness/agricultural business operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agribusiness/agricultural business operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agribusiness/agricultural business operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school handed out 115 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agribusiness students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $5,464 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid per year to attend Fresno State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Full California State University - Fresno Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#1 in overall quality

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 #2 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 162 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agribusiness degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.

Chico State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $15,017 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agribusiness students with aid per year to attend Chico State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at California State University - Chico

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $12,734 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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%.

Read more about Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Cal Poly Pomona

#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Agribusiness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 10 bachelors’s agribusiness degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $16,358 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agribusiness students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read full report on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations at Wazzu

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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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