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2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$21,612 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,977 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor's Degree School for You

Agricultural Economics & Business is the #26 most popular major in Iowa with 390 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Agricultural Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for agricultural business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

Check out the agricultural business bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Agricultural Economics

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for agricultural economics and business students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that agricultural business majors at Iowa State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,538. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $173, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Iowa State also made our Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

Full Agricultural Economics & Business at Iowa State University Report

#2

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Dordt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value agricultural economics and business schools in Iowa. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dordt are $33,590 a year.

Read full report on Agricultural Economics & Business at Dordt University

Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 312
Minnesota 108
Kansas 256
Nebraska 198
North Dakota 131
South Dakota 194

Agricultural Economics & Business is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools 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 the rest 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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