2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Ag Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 164 people earned their degree in international agriculture, making the major the 329th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, international agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,400 and had an average of $18,123 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 54 international agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,400 and $26,640 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 international agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Ag Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in international agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international agriculture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international agriculture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value International Ag Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree international ag students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$17,228 Average Net Price

$23,113 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Ag Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international ag students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $17,228 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree International Ag students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Iowa State University International Agriculture Report

#2

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$26,237 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value International Ag Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s international ag students in 2019-2020.

Dordt also took the #2 spot in our “Best International Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dordt is $26,237 for plains states region bachelor’s degree international ag students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about International Agriculture at Dordt University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Agriculture (Income $75-$110k)

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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