2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 1,301 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,377 and $33,286 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology 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 Iowa State University are $25,948.

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 5 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at UNI

#3

Loras College

Dubuque, Iowa

$10,820 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loras College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k. Loras College is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 3 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Loras also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loras College are $10,820.

Read full report on 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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