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Best Value Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$23,884 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,783 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mathematics is the #27 most popular major in Iowa with 358 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for math students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Mathematics

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for mathematics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, math majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $21,294 in student debt.

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

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics 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. The average amount in student loans that math majors at Iowa take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,668.

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#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college 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 took the #5 spot in our Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#4

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Simpson College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics schools in Iowa. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Simpson College are $44,030 per year.

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#5

Luther College

Decorah, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Luther College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. 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.

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Best Value Mathematics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 397
Minnesota 589
Kansas 211
Nebraska 224
North Dakota 69
South Dakota 71

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

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).

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