2023 Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Chemistry Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 203 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemistry students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #57 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Chemistry Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chemistry 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 for a Master's in Chemistry
Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa State are $11,404 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for chemistry students working on their master’s degree. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Iowa also took the #4 spot in our Best Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Chemistry Colleges in the Plains States Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 474 |
| Minnesota | 483 |
| Kansas | 132 |
| Nebraska | 131 |
| North Dakota | 31 |
| South Dakota | 87 |
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Majors Related to Chemistry
One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Chemistry
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physics | 13,674 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
| General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 1,140 |
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.