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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,359 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #23 most popular major in California with 4,127 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Agriculture Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for agriculture and agriculture operations students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in California

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture

$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fresno the best value school in California for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,653 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Agriculture & Agriculture Operations majors at Fresno State take out an average of $17,970 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great value for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 per year. The average amount in student loans that agriculture and agriculture operations majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out is $19,880. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $353, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Agriculture Schools in California list.

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$7,439 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in California. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 per year. On average, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from Cal Poly Pomona take out $19,224 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

$7,864 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Chico helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population.

Chico State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from Chico State carry an average student debtload of $17,344.

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

$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $14,645 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from UC Davis carry an average student debtload of $12,645. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $305.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Davis also is in the top 15% of our Best Agriculture Schools in California ranking.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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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