2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Iowa (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 281 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,843 and $48,087 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 141 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public health 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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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Iowa (With Aid)

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$69,338 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid list. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Read full report on Public Health at Iowa

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 7 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648.

Full UNI Public Health Report

#3

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

$10,870 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 5 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Mount Mercy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Mercy University are $10,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Health at Mount Mercy

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (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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