2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 349 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,400 and $21,677 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the history 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about History at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

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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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