by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is International Agriculture. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
International Agriculture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Iowa State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in international ag, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Iowa State was ranked #3 on College Factual's Best Schools for international ag list. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Iowa State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Iowa State paid an average of $968 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,042 | $23,230 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,001 | $1,001 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,193 | $9,193 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,430 | $2,430 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. International Ag students who received their bachelor’s degree at Iowa State took out an average of $24,250 in student loans. That is 34% higher than the national average of $18,123.
international ag who receive their bachelor’s degree from Iowa State make an average of $23,113 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% lower than the national average of $28,400.
Iowa State does not offer an online option for its international ag bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
About 76.9% of the students who received their BS in international ag in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 75.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.3% of the international ag bachelor’s degrees at Iowa State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
International Agriculture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International Agriculture | 52 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to international agriculture.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 230 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 60 |
| Animal Science | 226 |
| Food Science Technology | 52 |
| Plant Sciences | 133 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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