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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,522 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,119 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 116 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication sciences students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which programs offered the best value experiences for communication sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication Sciences

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Iowa

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

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

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

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa list.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at University of Iowa

#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA
$33,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Ambrose University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

St. Ambrose University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Ambrose University also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication Sciences Schools in Iowa rankings.

Full Communication Sciences at Saint Ambrose University Report

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 326
Minnesota 160
Kansas 100
Nebraska 68
North Dakota 65
South Dakota 29

One of 29 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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