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2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
444 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agricultural Economics & Business is the 94th most popular major in the country with 8,504 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,058 and had an average of $17,639 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 953 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,840 and $17,149 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 444 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics and business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics and business programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics and business program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fresno State is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 115 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $3,264 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend California State University - Fresno.

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

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Fresno State

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 Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 162 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $12,475 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 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 #3 for the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Washington State University is $9,334 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wazzu Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 10 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UC Davis is $9,842 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 UC Davis Agricultural Economics & Business Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. California State University - Chico is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Chico is $10,260 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Chico State

With a ranking of #6, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cal Poly Pomona has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $8,596 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

With a ranking of #7, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $14,157 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oregon State.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agricultural Economics & Business at Oregon State University

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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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