2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 30 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 general 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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

#1

Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$13,392 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ellsworth Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ellsworth is a public institution located in Iowa Falls, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ellsworth, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ellsworth is $13,392 for iowa associate degree agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$26,237 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for an Associate in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the #2 spot on the list. Dordt is a small school located in Sioux Center, Iowa that handed out 1 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” list. The yearly cost to attend Dordt is $26,237 for Iowa Associate Degree Agriculture students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 General Agriculture (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $75-$110k)

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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