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2027 Best Value Agricultural Production Operations Schools in Iowa

[Agricultural Production Operations](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-production/agricultural-production-operations-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value agricultural production operations schools.

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• Best Value Agricultural Production Operations Schools in Iowa

2027 Best Value Agricultural Production Operations Schools in Iowa

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural production operations degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Agricultural Production Operations Schools

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

$6,176 In-State Tuition & Fees

$10,000 Avg Student Debt

$41,016 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Kirkwood Community College the best value for a degree in agricultural production operations in Iowa. Set in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $6,176, compared with $8,220 for out-of-state students. Agricultural Production Operations graduates carry a median of $10,000 in student loans. Early-career agricultural production operations graduates make about $41,681. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Ellsworth Community College
Iowa Falls, IA

$5,496 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,062 Avg Student Debt

$40,562 Median Earnings (10yr)

Ellsworth Community College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value agricultural production operations schools. Ellsworth Community College is a small public school located in the town of Iowa Falls. Students from in state pay about $5,496 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $6,504. Students borrow a median of $17,062 to complete the agricultural production operations program here. Early-career agricultural production operations graduates make about $40,503. That is a strong return on a $17,062 median debt.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.