2022 Best Vallue History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k

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History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 349 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,400 and $21,677 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also 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 history program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 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 Vallue History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about History 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 Vallue History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about History at University of Iowa

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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