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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mathematics is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 31,080 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,066 and had an average of $21,378 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 441 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,200 and $21,540 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mathematics 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 mathematics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree math students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) 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 Math Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics Doctor’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.

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#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 Value Math Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 8 doctorate’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $0-$30k)

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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