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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,710 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

Social Sciences is the #20 most popular major in Iowa with 73 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Social Sciences Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Sciences

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Iowa

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a fairly 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in Iowa.

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Iowa

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 312
Minnesota 235
North Dakota 31
Nebraska 224
South Dakota 29

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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