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2023 Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$29,717 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,788 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #21 most popular major in the country with 49,899 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for agriculture and agriculture operations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Agriculture

Our analysis found California State University - Fresno to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fresno State are $18,533 a year.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at California State University - Fresno

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 per year.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Chico is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chico State are $19,744 per year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at California State University - Chico Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Washington State University

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oregon State are $31,579 a year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at Oregon State University Report

University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $44,399 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Davis is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of California - Davis

With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Manoa are $34,218 per year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for agriculture and agriculture operations students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $43,824 per year.

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,127
Washington 650
Oregon 496
Hawaii 91
Nevada 120

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

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
Plant Sciences 3,175
Agricultural Production 3,066
Food Science Technology 2,532
Agricultural Mechanization 1,280
Animal Services 990
Agricultural Public Services 845
Other Agriculture 602
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 527
Soil Sciences 406
Food Processing 237
International Agriculture 122
Veterinary Administrative Services 118

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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