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2023 Best Value Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$40,545 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,467 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 15 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering science students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #193 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering science 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering Science

#1

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

Our analysis found Dordt University to be the best value school for engineering science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dordt are $33,590 a year.

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#2

Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wartburg College is a great value for engineering science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Waverly, Wartburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Wartburg undergraduate students pay an average of $47,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Science at Wartburg College Report

Best Value Engineering Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 7
Kansas 0
Nebraska 5

One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Nicolás Pérez.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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