by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Iowa” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 3,151 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States. In , general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,874 and had an average of $19,583 in loans still to pay off.
Across Iowa, there were 31 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,441 and $13,776 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. That schools that top this list have a program in general agriculture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa associate degree agriculture students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Ellsworth Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa Falls, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Iowa Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Iowa list. Sheldon, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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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Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Agriculture Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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