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2022 Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
109 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Agricultural Mechanization is the 235th most popular major in the country with 1,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ag mechanization graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,100 and had an average of $16,882 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 109 ag mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,500 and $14,400 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ag mechanization. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ag mechanization programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ag mechanization program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa ag mech students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Agricultural Mechanization (Income Over $110k) in Iowa

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Iowa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k list. NICC is located in Calmar, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 ’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

NICC also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $10,505 for iowa ag mech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Northeast Iowa Community College.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Northeast Iowa Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 ’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in Iowa” ranking. It costs about $15,496 for iowa ag mech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Iowa State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Iowa State

#3

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Lakes Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k list. Estherville, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ag mech degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa Lakes Community College also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa Lakes Community College is $10,509 for Iowa Ag Mech students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Iowa Lakes Community College Agricultural Mechanization Report

#4

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 ’s ag mech degrees to qualified students.

Kirkwood Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in Iowa” list. The yearly cost to attend Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for iowa ag mech students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Agricultural Mechanization at Kirkwood Community College

#5

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, Iowa

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Ag Mech Schools in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawkeye Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 9 ’s ag mech degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawkeye Community College also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $11,495 for Iowa Ag Mech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Hawkeye Community College.

Read full report on Agricultural Mechanization at Hawkeye Community College

Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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