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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$16,530 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,639 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Programming School for You

In 2020-2021, 28 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer programming students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #66 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Computer Programming Colleges.

Best Computer Programming School

$16,530 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Maharishi International University to be the best value school for computer programming students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the town of Fairfield, MIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

MIU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Programming at Maharishi International University Report

Best Value Computer Programming Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Programming Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 73
Kansas 0

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

Majors Similar to Programming

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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