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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$9,942 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 6 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #133 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges.

Best General Social Sciences School

#1

University of Iowa

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

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Iowa list.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of Iowa

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 10
Nebraska 115
North Dakota 0

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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