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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$9,053 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

In 2020-2021, 1 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #159 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Public Policy Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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 Public Policy Colleges.

Best Public Policy School

#1

University of Northern Iowa

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for public policy students. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 35
Minnesota 91
Kansas 1
North Dakota 2

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

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 The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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