2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Iowa (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 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 Engineering Schools for a Doctorate 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 school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 150 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 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 Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 31 doctorate’s engineering 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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