2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics in Iowa

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In 2019-2020, 30,635 people earned their degree in general mathematics, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.

Across Iowa, there were 441 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mathematics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general mathematics 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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Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree mathematical sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics 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 Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mathematical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Mathematics 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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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics

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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