2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education in Iowa

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,248 people earned their degree in science education, making the major the 361st most popular in the United States.

Across Iowa, there were 39 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in science education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the science education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree physical science education students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science Education in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Science Education at Iowa State

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 12 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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