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Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in California

2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$14,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Production School for You

With 390 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, agricultural production is the #145 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in California 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 California Schools for Affordable Quality in Agricultural Production

$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the best value school for agricultural production students who want to pursue a degree in California. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $14,645 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, agricultural production graduates from UC Davis carry an average student debtload of $11,500.

UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agricultural Production Schools in California list.

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$14,070 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Production Schools in California list. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

UC Santa Cruz undergraduate students pay an average of $14,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Agricultural Production Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Agricultural Production Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 65
Oregon 18
Hawaii 7

One of 16 majors within the area of study, agricultural production has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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