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2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$32,282 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,206 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

With 136 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human services is the #78 most popular major in Iowa.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Human Services Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value programs for human services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services

#1

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA
$33,609 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Upper Iowa University the best value school in Iowa for human services students. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIU are $33,609 per year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from UIU carry an average student debtload of $42,447.

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#2

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA
$30,954 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand View University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand View University are $30,954 a year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Grand View University take out is $27,880.

Read full report on Human Services at Grand View University

Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 283
Minnesota 717
Kansas 18
Nebraska 118
North Dakota 37
South Dakota 66

One of 5 majors within the area of study, human services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Human Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

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 University of the Fraser Valley.

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