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2023 Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,190 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Doctor's Degree School for You

Physics is the #67 most popular major in Iowa with 27 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for physics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Physics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Physics

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for physics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Iowa. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa State are $11,404 a year.

Iowa State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa also took the #4 spot in our Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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Best Value Physics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 38
Minnesota 37
Kansas 25
Nebraska 20
North Dakota 8
South Dakota 10

Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Physics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 A. T. Service.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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