2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Agricultural Production School for You
Agricultural Production is the #192 most popular major in the country with 3,066 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for agricultural production students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Agricultural Production
Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the best value school for agricultural production students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $31,579 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for agricultural production students. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $27,733 per year. While working on their degree, agricultural production majors at Wazzu accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wazzu also did well on our Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year. The average amount in student loans that agricultural production majors at UC Davis take out is $11,500.
In addition to its great value ranking, UC Davis is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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The excellent programs at University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural production schools in the Far Western US Region . UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Manoa are $34,218 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $43,824 per year.
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Request InformationBest Agricultural Production Colleges by State
Explore the best agricultural production colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 390 |
| Washington | 65 |
| Oregon | 18 |
| Hawaii | 7 |
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Majors Related to Agricultural Production
One of 16 majors within the area of study, agricultural production has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8,646 |
| Animal Science | 8,294 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 8,098 |
| General Agriculture | 3,370 |
| Horticulture | 3,234 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- 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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