2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

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In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in Iowa

#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 History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa 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 history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best History 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.

Full Iowa State History Report

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History 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. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 6 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNI History Report

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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.

Credits

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

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