by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 222 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in California for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in agriculture.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Stanislaus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in California for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Turlock, California, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad 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 - Stanislaus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in California for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Fresno Agriculture Report
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