2025 Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in agronomy & crop science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #305 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 bachelor's degrees in agronomy & crop science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to agronomy & crop science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agronomy & crop science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agronomy & crop science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for agronomy & crop science students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Agronomy & Crop Science in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in agronomy & crop science.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Agronomy and Crop Science

1

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

55 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in agronomy & crop science. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.More information about a bachelor’s in agronomy & crop science from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

2

California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

22 Annual Graduates

California State University - Chico is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in agronomy & crop science. Chico State is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Chico.More information about a bachelor’s in agronomy & crop science from California State University - Chico

Best Agronomy & Crop Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Agronomy & Crop Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	521	18
Oregon	343	9

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Agronomy & Crop Science Related Rankings by Major

Agronomy & Crop Science is one of 6 different types of Plant Sciences programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Agronomy and Crop Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management	96
Plant Science, General	32
Range Science & Management	5

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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