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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 392 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular agriculture programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 27 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 14 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
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 the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. California State University - Fresno is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 3 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 70 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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