2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $75-$110k” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 9 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. 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.

Full Iowa State University General Psychology Report

#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 $75-$110k. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

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 UNI are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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 $75-$110k. This small school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 3 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Loras also took the #0 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 Loras College are $10,820.

Read full report on General Psychology at Loras

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$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.

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