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2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,498 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations School for You

With 437 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, agriculture and agriculture operations is the #25 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Agriculture Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in California 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in California

Check out the agriculture and agriculture operations programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Agriculture

$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California State University - Fresno to be the best value school for agriculture and agriculture operations students who want to pursue a degree in California. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.

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

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$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Agriculture Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Agriculture Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.

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Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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