2027 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in Iowa
[Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/plant-sciences/agricultural-and-horticultural-plant-breeding/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value agricultural & horticultural plant breeding schools.
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2027 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in Iowa
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 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, while out-of-state students pay about $28,881. Typical student debt for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding graduates is $20,500. Early-career agricultural & horticultural plant breeding graduates make about $61,550. Set against $20,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 89%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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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