2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 210 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $13,850 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 general 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in California (With Aid)

#1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

#1 in overall quality

$21,009 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$71,575 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Agriculture at California Polytechnic State University - 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 Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377.

Read more about General Agriculture at Cal Poly Pomona

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (With Aid)

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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