2026 Best Value Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Schools in Washington
[Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-production/agroecology-and-sustainable-agriculture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for agroecology & sustainable agriculture students.
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2026 Best Value Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Schools in Washington
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agroecology & sustainable agriculture, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Schools
For return on investment in agroecology & sustainable agriculture, no school beat Washington State University this year. Set in the town of Pullman, Washington State University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $13,391 in tuition and fees, compared with $29,950 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $17,395 to complete the agroecology & sustainable agriculture program here. Early-career agroecology & sustainable agriculture graduates make about $56,743. Set against $17,395 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 87% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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