Agricultural Production isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #190 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Agricultural Production Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 177 degrees in agricultural production during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of agricultural production school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Agricultural Production School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 Agricultural Production Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the agricultural production degree levels they offer.
Iowa State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in agricultural production. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
Kirkwood Community College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in agricultural production. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 28th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 29 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the agricultural production program report average early career income of $41,254.
Dordt University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in agricultural production. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #428 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dordt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at Dordt in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in agricultural production needs to check out Northeast Iowa Community College. NICC is a small public college located in the rural area of Calmar. This college ranks 31st out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 24 agricultural production students who graduated with this degree at NICC in the most recent data year. After graduating, agricultural production degree recipients usually earn about $37,584 at the beginning of their careers.
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).