2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.

Across Iowa, there were 356 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in English. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality English programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the English program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English (Income $0-$30k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best English 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 full report on English at Iowa State

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s English language students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English at UNI

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 4 masters’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at 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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