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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNI are $10,569 a year.

UNI also took the #5 spot in our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa State are $11,404 a year.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa are $12,065 a year.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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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 3 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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