2026 Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools in Iowa
[Farm/Farm & Ranch Management](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/agricultural-economics-business/farm-farm-and-ranch-management/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for farm/farm & ranch management students.
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2026 Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools in Iowa
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the farm/farm & ranch management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Schools
For return on investment in farm/farm & ranch management, no school beat Iowa State University this year. Set in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $10,787 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $28,881. Students borrow a median of $16,972 to complete the farm/farm & ranch management program here. Early-career farm/farm & ranch management graduates make about $53,967. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Iowa State University admits about 89% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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