2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 2,696 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,852 and $23,960 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 181 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering 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 engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 150 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’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 are $27,613.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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