2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in Iowa (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 52,394 finance students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country.

Across Iowa, there were 1,005 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality finance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the finance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in Iowa (With Aid)

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 19 masters’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Finance at Iowa State

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$19,152 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #2 spot on the list. UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s finance degrees to qualified students.

UIU also made our “Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIU are $19,152, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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