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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,192 people earned their degree in agronomy and crop science, making the major the 393rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 109 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 95 agronomy and crop science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agronomy and crop science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agronomy and crop science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the agronomy and crop science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Agronomy & Crop Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $21,595 for far western us region bachelor’s degree agronomy and crop science students with aid per year to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 94%.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Agronomy & Crop Science Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agronomy and crop science students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Agronomy & Crop Science at Wazzu

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Agronomy and Crop Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s agronomy and crop science degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State University is $20,016 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Agronomy and Crop Science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Oregon State Agronomy & Crop Science Report

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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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