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2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$33,741 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,054 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 1,444 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #11 most popular major in Iowa.

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 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 Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Iowa to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

Check out the psychology bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

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

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

Iowa State also made our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

Full Psychology at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

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#4

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

UIU undergraduate students pay an average of $33,609 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

Out of the 18 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Loras College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loras are $35,268 per year.

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#6

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Waldorf University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Forest City.

Waldorf undergraduate students pay an average of $23,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

Clarke University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarke are $36,870 a year.

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#8

Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

With a ranking of #8, Wartburg College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Waverly, Wartburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wartburg are $47,500 a year.

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#9

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

William Penn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Oskaloosa, William Penn University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Penn University are $27,200 per year.

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#10

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Grand View University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand View University are $30,954 a year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,451
Minnesota 6,179
South Dakota 328
Missouri 3,062
Nebraska 994
North Dakota 369

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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