2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in California

General Agriculture is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #177 out of the 326 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 master's degrees in general agriculture during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Agriculture School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in agriculture matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Agriculture in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general agriculture students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank General Agriculture Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general agriculture.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Agriculture in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for general agriculture students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Agriculture Students Working on Their Master's

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo if you want to pursue a master's degree in general agriculture. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general agriculture in California.

There were about 21 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general agriculture from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, CA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in general agriculture. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Pomona. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in general agriculture in California.

There were about 10 general agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general agriculture from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general agriculture has to check out California State University - Fresno. Fresno State is a very large public university located in the large city of Fresno. More information about a master’s in general agriculture from California State University - Fresno

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California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

California State University - Chico is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general agriculture. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in general agriculture from California State University - Chico

Best General Agriculture Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	184	29

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Rankings in Majors Related to Agriculture

One of 16 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, General Agriculture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Agriculture

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology	35
Plant Sciences	23
Agricultural Economics & Business	21
International Agriculture	17
Animal Science	14
Soil Sciences	6
Other Agriculture	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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