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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,738 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Psychology

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UNI graduate students pay an average of $10,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNI also took the #5 spot in our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#3

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Buena Vista University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Iowa. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at BVU are $9,936 per year.

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#4

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loras College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Loras graduate students pay an average of $12,990 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.

Drake not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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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 5 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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