2022 Best Value Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

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 Value Agriculture Schools in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 30 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general agriculture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Agriculture Schools in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

#1

Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$8,576 Average Net Price

$37,350 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ellsworth Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, this small public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Ellsworth also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Schools in Iowa” ranking. It costs about $8,576 for iowa agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ellsworth.

Read more about General Agriculture at Ellsworth

#2

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$24,967 Average Net Price

$48,233 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dordt University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Agriculture Schools in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our iowa agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k list, Dordt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Schools in Iowa” ranking. It costs about $24,967 for Iowa Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dordt.

The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 more about General Agriculture at Dordt University

• Best Value Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k)

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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