2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,332 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 210 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture 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 agriculture 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 Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

#1 in overall quality

$21,009 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 21 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#2

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona, California

#2 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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Agriculture at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $30-$48k)

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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