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2023 Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 14 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #97 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Economics Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Economics

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for economics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

Full Economics at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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 Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa are $12,065 a year.

Iowa also made our Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

Full Economics at University of Iowa Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 87
Minnesota 69
Kansas 25
Nebraska 16
North Dakota 20
South Dakota 9

Economics is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

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 pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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