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2023 Best Value Construction Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$6,120 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Construction School for You

With 4 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, construction is the #226 most popular major in Iowa.

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.

The Best Value Construction Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Construction Colleges.

Best Construction School

$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Iowa Community College the best value school in Iowa for construction students. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,120 per year.

Full Construction at Northeast Iowa Community College Report

Best Value Construction Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 52
Minnesota 0
Kansas 0
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 2

One of 6 majors within the area of study, construction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Masonry 274

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).
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