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2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,847 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,224 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics School for You

With 564 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mathematics and statistics is the #19 most popular major in Iowa.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Iowa to see which programs offered the best value experiences for mathematics and statistics 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.

2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Colleges.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Mathematics & Statistics

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for mathematics and statistics students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. 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. While working on their degree, mathematics and statistics majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $22,880 in student debt.

Iowa State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools in Iowa list.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

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

The excellent programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and statistics schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year. While working on their degree, mathematics and statistics majors at UNI accumulate an average of around $19,723 in student debt.

UNI also took the #5 spot in our Best Mathematics & Statistics Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#3

University of Iowa

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

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and statistics schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, mathematics and statistics graduates from Iowa carry an average student debtload of $22,000.

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

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#4

Luther College

Decorah, IA
$46,760 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Luther College is a great value for mathematics and statistics students. 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 & Statistics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 285
Minnesota 931
South Dakota 159
Missouri 676
Nebraska 236
North Dakota 110

Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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