2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy Master's Degree School for You
With 1 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #245 most popular major in Iowa.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Public Policy Master's Degree School
Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNI are $10,569 a year.
UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 43 |
Minnesota | 97 |
Kansas | 1 |
Nebraska | 0 |
North Dakota | 2 |
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Public Policy Related Majors for Public Policy
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Policy
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Social Work | 58,326 |
Public Administration | 16,905 |
Human Services | 13,238 |
Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
Other Public Administration | 588 |
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).
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