2022 Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,872 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 82 speech-language pathology/pathologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in speech-language pathology/pathologist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality speech-language pathology/pathologist programs that also have a lower cost than 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 speech-language pathology/pathologist program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa speech-language pathology students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist in Iowa (With Aid)

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$15,620 Average Net Price

$39,900 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s speech-language pathology degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

UNI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in Iowa” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNI is $15,620 for Iowa Speech-Language Pathology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at University of Northern Iowa

#2

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$26,204 Average Net Price

$45,438 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Speech-Language Pathology Schools in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Ambrose University landed the #2 spot on the list. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s speech-language pathology degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

St. Ambrose University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in Iowa” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Ambrose University is $26,204 for iowa speech-language pathology students with aid.

Read more about Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist at Saint Ambrose University

• Best Value Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist (With Aid)

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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