2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 2,177 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,546 and $31,738 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 495 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and information sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree computer & information sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences 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 Computer & Information Sciences 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 University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 145 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 28 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #0 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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