2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Agriculture is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 30 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,684 and $18,179 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than 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 agriculture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The agriculture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa associate degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

#1

Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$8,576 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ellsworth Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa Falls, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Ellsworth also took the #2 spot in our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ellsworth is $8,576 for Iowa Associate Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Agriculture at Ellsworth

#2

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$24,967 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k 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 awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2019-2020.

Dordt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list. It costs about $24,967 for Iowa Associate Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dordt.

The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Agriculture (Income $0-$30k)

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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