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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

3 Schools Ranked
$30,163 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Top Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
204 Total Awards
$26,948 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 204 students in 2020-2021.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
27 Total Awards
$31,012 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Iowa. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school handed out 27 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa is ranked #2 for overall quality in Iowa.

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317 Total Awards
$32,530 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Iowa, and it awarded 317 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MIU are $32,530 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MIU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIU is ranked #3 for overall quality in Iowa.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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