2027 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/plant-sciences/agricultural-and-horticultural-plant-breeding/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students.
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2027 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in the The Plains States Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools
Iowa State University tops our 2027 list of the best value agricultural & horticultural plant breeding schools in the The Plains States Region. Iowa State University is a very large public school located in the city of Ames. Students from in state pay about $10,787 in tuition and fees, compared with $28,881 for out-of-state students. Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates carry a median of $20,500 in student loans. Early-career agricultural & horticultural plant breeding graduates make about $61,550. That is a strong return on a $20,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 89%.
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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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