2023 Most Focused Colleges for International Agriculture in the Plains States Region

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International Agriculture is the 332nd most popular major in the country with 122 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,046 and had an average of $23,250 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 50 international agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,292 and $23,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on International Ag Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in international agriculture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in international agriculture.

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Schools Highly Focused on International Ag Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region international ag students.

Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for International Agriculture in the Plains States Region

1

College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri

$33,375 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Ozarks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on International Ag Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Point Lookout, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s international ag students in 2020-2021.

Read more about International Agriculture at College of the Ozarks

2

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

#6 overall quality in Plains States

$48,142 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,637 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on International Ag Major in the Plains States Region. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s international ag degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on International Agriculture at Iowa State University

3

Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa

$48,809 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,878 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on International Ag Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Dordt University is a small school located in Sioux Center, Iowa that handed out 1 ’s international ag degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 more about International Agriculture at Dordt

4

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

$48,201 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,095 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on International Ag Major in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s international ag degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 International Agriculture at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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