2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 183,889 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 1,466 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,252 and $34,269 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Master’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 State University are $25,948.

Read more about Psychology at Iowa State

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 25 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Northern Iowa Psychology Report

#3

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #3 spot on the list. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drake, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Psychology at Drake University

#4

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa

#5 in overall quality

$9,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

BVU also made our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Buena Vista University are $9,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Psychology at BVU

#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$19,152 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 15 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Upper Iowa University are $19,152, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIU Psychology Report

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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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