2025 Best Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
282Agriculture Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in agriculture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #202 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of agriculture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 282 degrees in agriculture annually.
The agriculture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agriculture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for agriculture schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Agriculture Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Agriculture in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the agriculture degree levels they offer.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in agriculture. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were about 43 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.
California State University - Chico is a great option for students pursuing a degree in agriculture. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 64th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 48 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in agriculture needs to take a look at Washington State University. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in agriculture. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 60th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 19 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent year we have data available.
Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis. A Best Colleges rank of #238 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were about 68 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.
UNR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Reno. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNR is a great university overall.
There were about 10 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 76th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 29 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at Stan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were approximately 23 agriculture students who graduated with this degree at UH Hilo in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The agriculture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Agriculture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for agriculture schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
