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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,960 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,119 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

In 2020-2021, 424 degrees and certificates were awarded to agriculture and agriculture operations students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Agriculture Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Utah 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in Utah

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges.

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture

$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in Utah for agriculture and agriculture operations students. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Agriculture Schools in Utah list.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $8,960 per year. On average, agriculture and agriculture operations graduates from USU take out $17,216 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 894
Montana 184
Idaho 324
Wyoming 344

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

Majors Similar to Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to W.carter.

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