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Best Value Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,297 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for math 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 Master's in Mathematics

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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Out of the 3 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 fairly large public school located in the 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

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

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

Iowa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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Best Value Mathematics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Mathematics Colleges 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 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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