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Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in California

2023 Best Value Agricultural Engineering Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,420 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,924 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Engineering School for You

With 64 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, agricultural engineering is the #240 most popular major in California.

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

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California 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.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Agricultural Engineering

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best value school in California for agricultural engineering students. 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 in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 a year. The average amount in student loans that AE majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out is $16,460.

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

Full Agricultural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

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$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $14,645 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Davis also claimed a spot on our Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Best Value Agricultural Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 20
Oregon 30
Hawaii 12

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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