2026 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in Iowa
[Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/plant-sciences/agricultural-and-horticultural-plant-breeding/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong agricultural & horticultural plant breeding education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students.
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2026 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in Iowa
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural & horticultural plant breeding degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools
Iowa State University tops our 2026 list of the best value agricultural & horticultural plant breeding schools in Iowa. Set in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,787, while out-of-state students pay about $28,881. Students borrow a median of $20,500 to complete the agricultural & horticultural plant breeding program here. Early-career agricultural & horticultural plant breeding graduates make about $61,550. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 89%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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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