2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English programs and cost less that 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 English program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree english language students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English 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 English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 6 masters’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State English Report

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 4 masters’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English at University of Northern Iowa

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$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 #3 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best English 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 University of Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on English at University of Iowa

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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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