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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
247 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agriculture is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 382 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 247 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agriculture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#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 #1 for the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 27 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Agriculture Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #2 spot on the list. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

Chico State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $15,017 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k 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 Agriculture at California State University - Chico

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Stanislaus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Turlock, California, this fairly large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Stan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $6,019 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend California State University - Stanislaus.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Agriculture at California State University - Stanislaus

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $20,016 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Oregon State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national 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 Agriculture at Oregon State

#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Washington State University is $16,358 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

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 more about Agriculture at Wazzu

#6 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UH Hilo is a small public school situated in Hilo, Hawaii. It awarded 27 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Hilo also made our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo is $13,885 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Agriculture at UH Hilo

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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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