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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,315 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #128 most popular major in Iowa with 54 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value programs for geology 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Iowa

Check out the geology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year. While working on their degree, geology majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $25,400 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa State is ranked #4 for overall quality for geology in Iowa.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Iowa State University

#2

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 #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Iowa

Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 114
Minnesota 133
Kansas 71
Nebraska 18
North Dakota 12
South Dakota 13

One of 8 majors within the area of study, geological and earth sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong.

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