2027 Best Value Dairy Science Schools in Iowa
[Dairy Science](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/animal-science/dairy-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong dairy science education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value dairy science schools.
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2027 Best Value Dairy Science Schools in Iowa
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the dairy science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Dairy Science Schools
Iowa State University earned the #1 spot for value among dairy science schools in Iowa. Iowa State University is a very large public school located in the city of Ames. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,787, compared with $28,881 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $21,500 to complete the dairy science program here. Soon after graduation, dairy science degree recipients from Iowa State University generally make around $39,567. That is a strong return on a $21,500 median debt. Roughly 89% of applicants are accepted.
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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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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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