2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Physics Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 143 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics 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 physics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physics at Iowa State

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $30-$48k)

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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