2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Iowa

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 1,610 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,613 and $22,174 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

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

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

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences 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. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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