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2023 Best Value History Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,543 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,393 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #29 most popular major in Iowa with 11 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value History Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value programs for history 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value History Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Colleges.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in History

#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 history 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.

Read full report on History at University of Northern Iowa

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for history students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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

Read full report on History at Iowa State University

#3

University of Iowa

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

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year.

Iowa also took the #3 spot in our Best History Schools in Iowa rankings.

Read full report on History at University of Iowa

Best Value History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 35
Missouri 108
Minnesota 29
North Dakota 5
Nebraska 47
South Dakota 3

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

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 Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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