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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$9,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,647 Avg Salary

With 120 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering-related fields is the #82 most popular major in Iowa.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Iowa ranking.

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.

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for engineering-related fields students. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering-related fields majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $26,875 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $380, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Iowa State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in Iowa list.

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Explore all the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 435
Minnesota 60
Kansas 105
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 30

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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