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Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Applied Mathematics School for You

With 48 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, applied mathematics is the #135 most popular major in Iowa.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Applied Mathematics Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa to see which programs offered the best value experiences for applied math 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.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Applied Mathematics

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for applied mathematics students. Iowa State is a fairly 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa State is ranked #4 for overall quality for applied math in Iowa.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 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 undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Applied Mathematics Schools in Iowa list.

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Best Value Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 148
Minnesota 67
Kansas 6
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 7

One of 4 majors within the area of study, applied mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

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 Steven G. Johnson.

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