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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$30,761 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,476 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations is the #21 most popular major in the country with 7,531 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for agriculture and agriculture operations students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations majors pursuing a .

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 per year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$18,533 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 Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,533 in tuition and fees each year.

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$27,733 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best agriculture and agriculture operations schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.

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$44,399 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $44,399 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at University of California - Davis Report

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,579 in tuition and fees each year.

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$34,218 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for agriculture and agriculture operations students. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

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

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Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges by State

Explore the best agriculture and agriculture operations colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 437
Washington 212
Oregon 112
Nevada 5
Hawaii 16

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179
Agricultural Production 163
Soil Sciences 158
Other Agriculture 104
International Agriculture 46
Horticulture 15
Animal Services 8
Food Processing 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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