2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in Iowa

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 13,036 people earned their degree in writing studies, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, writing studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,483 and had an average of $27,853 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 208 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,000 and $23,943 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 writing studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in writing studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality writing studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the writing studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 13 masters’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Writing Studies at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$31,314 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Writing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 53 masters’s writing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa Writing Studies Report

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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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