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Best Value International Studies Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value International Studies Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,498 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,136 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 39 degrees and certificates were awarded to international studies students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #147 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value International Studies 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 international studies 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in International Studies

#1

University of Northern Iowa

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for international studies students. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNI is ranked #5 for overall quality for international studies in Iowa.

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#2

University of Iowa

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

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best international studies schools in Iowa. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year. The average amount in student loans that international studies majors at Iowa take out is $23,750.

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best International Studies Schools in Iowa list.

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Best Value International Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 129
Minnesota 79
Kansas 88
Nebraska 91
North Dakota 11
South Dakota 13

One of 44 majors within the area of study, international studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169

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 Yerpo.

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