2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 427 degrees and certificates were awarded to physical sciences students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Iowa ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges.

Best Physical Sciences School

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

129 Degrees

#4 in Quality in Iowa

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $9,634 per year. While working on their degree, physical sciences majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $22,934 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 physical sciences in Iowa.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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