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2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
444 Degrees Awarded
$11,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,504 people earned their degree in agricultural economics and business, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural economics and business programs, but they also cost less that 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural Economics & Business (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school awarded 115 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students 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. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Fresno is $3,731 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Fresno State Agricultural Economics & Business Report

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 $30-$48k. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 162 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,680 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $11,337 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Washington State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 $30-$48k list. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

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 estimated yearly cost for UC Davis is $10,769 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at University of California - Davis

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 $30-$48k list. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2019-2020.

Chico State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Chico State is $11,576 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national 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 $30-$48k list. Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $9,630 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agricultural business students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Cal Poly Pomona Agricultural Economics & Business Report

#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Agricultural Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,770 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Business students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oregon State.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Oregon State

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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

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  • 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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