2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General History in Iowa

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,630 people earned their degree in general history, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States.

Across Iowa, there were 341 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general history graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general history programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General History in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General History 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. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 4 masters’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General History Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General History Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 6 masters’s general history degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General History Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, 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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