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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 3,151 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States. In , general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,874 and had an average of $19,583 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 282 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,661 and $22,208 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 208 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in general agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree agriculture students.
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, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 General Agriculture at California State University - Chico
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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region. California State University - Stanislaus is located in Turlock, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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 school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 68 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Agriculture at Oregon State University
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. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 28 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2021-2022.
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 more about General Agriculture at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
University of Nevada - Reno ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 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%.
Read full report on General Agriculture at University of Nevada - Reno
California State University - Fresno landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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%.
Read full report on General Agriculture at California State University - Fresno
Washington State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in the Far Western US Region list. 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%.
Read full report on General Agriculture at Washington State University
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