by our College Data Analytics Team
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In 2021-2022, 3,151 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 282 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 208 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their agriculture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region list. UH Hilo is a small public school situated in Hilo, Hawaii. It awarded 23 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #2 spot on the list. Chico State is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 48 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Stanislaus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Turlock, California, this fairly large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 California State University - Stanislaus
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 68 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #5 spot on the list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
University of Nevada - Reno landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 10 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Fresno did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. California State University - Fresno is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Fresno Agriculture Report
Washington State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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