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2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 141 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physics is the #75 most popular major in Iowa.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for physics 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 Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physics majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Physics

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa State also took the #4 spot in our Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

Read full report on Physics at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year.

Read full report on Physics at University of Iowa

Best Value Physics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 134
Minnesota 236
Kansas 84
Nebraska 69
North Dakota 23
South Dakota 24

One of 8 majors within the area of study, physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Physics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to A. T. Service.

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