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2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,178 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Agriculture School for You

With 55 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general agriculture is the #159 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 General Agriculture Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for agriculture 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in General Agriculture

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best value school in California for general agriculture students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 a year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best General Agriculture Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Agriculture Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $6,653 per year.

Full General Agriculture at California State University - Fresno Report

$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 general agriculture schools in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 a year.

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

Best Value General Agriculture Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 27

General Agriculture is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Agriculture

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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