2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Science Education is the 361st most popular major in the country with 1,248 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 39 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in science education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science education 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 science education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read full report on Science Education at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa Science Education Report

#3

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2019-2020.

Drake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science Education at Drake

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education (Income $30-$48k)

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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