2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.

Across Iowa, there were 1,301 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. 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 General Psychology at Iowa State University

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Loras College

Dubuque, Iowa

$10,820 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loras College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Loras did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loras are $10,820, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Loras College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)

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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