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Best Value Mathematics Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Mathematics Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$23,884 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,224 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mathematics Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to see which 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 in Mathematics

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for mathematics students. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, math majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $22,880 in student debt.

Iowa State also made our Best Mathematics Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year. On average, math graduates from UNI take out $19,723 in student loans while working on their degree.

UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mathematics Schools in Iowa list.

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#3

University of Iowa

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mathematics Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very 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 is $22,000.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Mathematics Schools in Iowa list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Simpson College

Indianola, IA
$44,030 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Simpson College undergraduate students pay an average of $44,030 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Simpson College also is in the top 15% of our Best Mathematics Schools in Iowa ranking.

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#5

Luther College

Decorah, IA
$46,760 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Luther College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in Iowa. 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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