Iowa City, Iowa · Public
Behavioral Sciences at University of Iowa
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 3.6% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $22,531 school-wide net price and $64,762 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
3.6% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 3.6% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 94
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 83.6%
- Graduation rate
- 74.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,531/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $90,124
- Median debt
- $22,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $64,762/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (3.6%), school-wide average net price ($22,531), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($64,762), and peer averages from 94 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 94 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 1.7x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,632 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,774 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of Iowa in the top 68% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Shasta College Redding, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $2,878 net A+ Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton, SD · 31.8% of reported awards · $2,977 net A+ 
Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN · 0.4% of reported awards · $6,079 net A+ University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent, ME · 3.0% of reported awards · $7,482 net A+ California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA · 0.5% of reported awards · $8,615 net A+ 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · 5.4% of reported awards · $11,655 net A University of Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.1% of reported awards · $14,860 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Behavioral Sciences accounts for 3.6% of the awards or completions reported for University of Iowa. That award concentration is higher than at 86% of schools in this field set and is 1.7x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Iowa's average net price is $22,531 per year, about $90,124 over four years. That is $3,632 above the $18,899 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $64,762 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,774 above the $60,988 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of Iowa #64 of 94 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.