2026 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in Iowa
[Educational Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/educational-psychology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong educational psychology education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value educational psychology schools.
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2026 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools in Iowa
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in educational psychology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Educational Psychology Schools
University Of Northern Iowa tops our 2026 list of the best value educational psychology schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, University Of Northern Iowa is a large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,936, while out-of-state students pay about $21,712. Students borrow a median of $22,635 to complete the educational psychology program here. Early-career educational psychology graduates make about $46,054. Set against $22,635 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Northern Iowa admits about 93% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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