Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

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

History is the #26 most popular major in Iowa with 336 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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 small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

UNI also made our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

Full History at University of Northern Iowa Report

Request Information

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

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full History at Iowa State University Report

Request Information
#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on History at University of Iowa

Request Information
#4

Luther College

Decorah, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Luther College is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Decorah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Luther are $46,760 a year.

Full History at Luther College Report

Request Information
#5

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Coe College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Coe is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coe are $48,822 per year.

Full History at Coe College Report

Request Information

Best Value History Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.