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2023 Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$33,207 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,691 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, agricultural engineering was ranked #209 in the country. In fact 1,472 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Agricultural Engineering 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 AE 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 Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Agricultural Engineering Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Agricultural Engineering

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best value school for agricultural engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school 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. After completing their degree, AE graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo carry an average student debtload of $16,460.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

The excellent programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Davis also is in the top 10% of our Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agricultural engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $27,733 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wazzu also did well on our Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Agricultural Engineering at Washington State University Report

$34,218 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $34,218 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great value for agricultural engineering students. Located in the small 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. The average amount in student loans that AE majors at Oregon State take out is $27,720.

Read full report on Agricultural Engineering at Oregon State University

Best Agricultural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best agricultural engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 64
Washington 20
Oregon 30
Hawaii 12

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One of 40 majors within the area of study, agricultural engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to AE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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