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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$21,202 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,188 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems School for You

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer information systems students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value programs for CIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer Information Systems

#1

Simpson College

Indianola, IA
$44,030 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Simpson College the best value school in Iowa for computer information systems students. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Indianola.

Simpson College undergraduate students pay an average of $44,030 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Simpson College also made our Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

Full Computer Information Systems at Simpson College Report

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Iowa State University

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

Iowa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Iowa list.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 394
Minnesota 326
Kansas 75
Nebraska 79
South Dakota 76

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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