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2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$40,545 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,225 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Science 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 Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Iowa

Check out the engineering science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Science

#1

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA
$33,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Dordt University the best value school in Iowa for engineering science students. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Dordt undergraduate students pay an average of $33,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering Science at Dordt University Report

#2

Wartburg College

Waverly, IA
$47,500 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wartburg College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Iowa list. Located in the distant town of Waverly, Wartburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wartburg are $47,500 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering science majors at Wartburg take out is $26,750.

Wartburg excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Science Schools in Iowa list.

Read full report on Engineering Science at Wartburg College

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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