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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$5,654 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,431 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 71 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer software and applications students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #114 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer software students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

Check out the computer software associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer Software Applications

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the best value school in Iowa for computer software and applications students working on their associate degree. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, computer software graduates from DMACC take out $19,859 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

DMACC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa Central Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa Central Community College are $6,000 per year.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $5,308 per year.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Kirkwood Community College

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 62
Minnesota 216
Kansas 14
Nebraska 5
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 38

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Computer Software

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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