by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Iowa took the #76 spot. So, the school is among the best in the nation with its Top 10% ranking. For this achievement, Iowa received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
Iowa also ranked #1 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Iowa.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Iowa took the #120 spot on the list.
Iowa also ranked #3 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Iowa.
The total graduate student population at Iowa is made up of 53.8% women and 46.2% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 18.1% of the graduate students who attend Iowa are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 12.0% of graduate students hail from another country. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,432 | $29,379 |
| Fees | $1,633 | $1,633 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Iowa is $53,043. That's about 9% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from Iowa, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $76,581. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 2% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of University of Iowa.
Contact details for Iowa are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 101 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316 |
| Phone: | 319-335-3500 |
| Website: | www.uiowa.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/universityofiowa |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/uiowa |
Around 36.6% of Iowa graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 29.7% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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