2023 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Biological & Physical Science School for You

With 11 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, biological and physical science is the #106 most popular major in Iowa.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Biological & Physical Science Schools in Iowa ranking.

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.

Check out the biological science programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Biological & Physical Science School

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

11 Degrees

#7 in Quality in Iowa

$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for biological and physical science students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

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

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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