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2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$24,842 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 336 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for history 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 History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in History

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year. On average, history graduates from Iowa State take out $25,523 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $190.

Iowa State also made our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year. History majors at Iowa take out an average of $21,906 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Luther College

Decorah, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Luther College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Iowa. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Decorah.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Luther are $46,760 per year.

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#5

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Coe College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Coe is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coe are $48,822 a year.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 496
Minnesota 398
Kansas 219
Nebraska 224
North Dakota 49
South Dakota 70

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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