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2023 Best Value Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,535 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,876 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Criminology is the #56 most popular major in Iowa with 213 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for criminology 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

Check out the criminology bachelor'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 Bachelor's in Criminology

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for criminology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminology graduates from UNI carry an average student debtload of $22,589. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $147, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNI is ranked #5 for overall quality for criminology in Iowa.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Northern Iowa

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year. Criminology majors at Iowa take out an average of $21,898 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $354, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Iowa

#3

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Upper Iowa University is a great value for criminology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote 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. The average amount in student loans that criminology majors at UIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,966.

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Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 370
Minnesota 253
Kansas 39
Nebraska 7

Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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