What are the cheapest colleges near me in Iowa?

The cheapest colleges in Iowa by net price/total cost are: La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology ($4,522), Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake ($5,508), Marshalltown Community College ($8,059). Full ranked list at https://opencollegedata.com/colleges-near-me/ia.

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Colleges near you in Iowa

75 schools, ranked cheapest-first by real net price / total cost after aid. Sort by any column, or share your location to sort by actual distance.

#			Net price after financial aid when it's available, or total cost of attendance otherwise. From the school's Common Data Set filing, or College Scorecard for schools without one.		Median earnings of graduates four years after completing their degree. From College Scorecard.	Total undergraduate enrollment. From College Scorecard.
1	La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology	Mason City	$4,522	—	$24,820	56
2	Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake	Spirit Lake	$5,508	—	—	22
3	Marshalltown Community College	Marshalltown	$8,059	—	$52,110	788
4	Western Iowa Tech Community College	Sioux City	$8,770	—	$47,713	2,647
5	Iowa Central Community College	Fort Dodge	$9,328	—	$46,682	3,103
6	Hawkeye Community College	Waterloo	$9,649	—	$49,163	2,626
7	Kirkwood Community College	Cedar Rapids	$9,705	—	$48,663	7,591
8	Southwestern Community College	Creston	$9,871	—	$51,650	729
9	North Iowa Area Community College	Mason City	$10,010	—	$47,068	1,320
10	Indian Hills Community College	Ottumwa	$10,693	—	$50,322	1,495
11	Des Moines Area Community College	Ankeny	$11,171	—	$51,817	10,446
12	Northeast Iowa Community College	Calmar	$11,272	—	$50,002	1,697
13	Ellsworth Community College	Iowa Falls	$11,451	—	$41,314	499
14	American Hair Academy	Mt. Pleasant	$11,556	—	$21,846	25
15	The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls	Cedar Falls	$11,742	—	$31,577	91
16	Southeastern Community College	West Burlington	$12,347	—	$48,941	1,699
17	Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines	Des Moines	$12,673	—	$26,176	74
18	Emmaus Bible College	Dubuque	$13,186	59.8%	$44,052	224
19	SOHO Hair Academy	Council Bluffs	$13,198	—	—	66
20	Iowa Lakes Community College	Estherville	$13,933	—	$47,158	941
21	Eastern Iowa Community College District	Davenport	$14,017	—	$47,929	3,520
22	Carlson College of Massage Therapy	Anamosa	$14,141	—	$27,756	39
23	Iowa Western Community College	Council Bluffs	$14,629	—	$51,139	2,916
24	Northwest Iowa Community College	Sheldon	$14,800	—	$60,885	864
25	La James International College-Ft Dodge	Fort Dodge	$14,824	—	$27,778	22
26	Maharishi International University	Fairfield	$14,956	95.7%	—	922
27	Capri College-Dubuque	Dubuque	$15,660	—	$29,715	165
28	La James International College-Johnston	Johnston	$15,759	—	$29,151	141
29	University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	$15,901	92.7%	$54,830	7,529
30	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	Ankeny	$16,282	67.5%	$35,449	405
31	Capri College-Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids	$16,541	—	$35,657	129
32	Capri College-Davenport	Davenport	$16,635	—	$33,935	135
33	Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City	Sioux City	$16,878	—	$23,148	67
34	La James International College-Davenport	Davenport	$17,813	—	$30,491	127
35	Graceland University-Lamoni	Lamoni	$18,504	80.8%	$63,607	798
36	Aveda Institute-Des Moines	West Des Moines	$18,552	—	$34,296	244
37	La James International College-Cedar Falls	Cedar Falls	$18,569	—	$34,559	54
38	Coe College	Cedar Rapids	$18,745	64.0%	$57,133	1,164
39	Buena Vista University	Storm Lake	$18,846	77.6%	$50,318	1,366
40	Waldorf University	Forest City	$19,693	77.0%	$67,834	1,827
41	St Luke's College	Sioux City	$19,820	—	$76,207	167
42	Mount Mercy University	Cedar Rapids	$20,168	82.5%	$61,330	1,107
43	Ross College-Davenport	Davenport	$20,254	—	$34,405	42
44	PCI Academy-Ames	Ames	$20,533	—	$37,914	176
45	Loras College	Dubuque	$20,716	99.9%	$55,860	1,083
46	PCI Academy-Iowa City	Iowa City	$20,938	—	$37,914	113
47	Upper Iowa University	Fayette	$20,942	96.5%	$58,837	1,994
48	Grand View University	Des Moines	$21,774	99.1%	$57,521	1,486
49	Simpson College	Indianola	$21,936	86.2%	$56,509	1,227
50	William Penn University	Oskaloosa	$22,601	51.9%	$53,878	1,301
51	Luther College	Decorah	$23,097	71.5%	$55,033	1,379
52	Central College	Pella	$23,377	86.2%	$55,693	1,070
53	University of Dubuque	Dubuque	$23,386	88.6%	$59,598	1,440
54	Cornell College	Mount Vernon	$23,634	79.9%	$48,353	1,086
55	Briar Cliff University	Sioux City	$23,907	—	$61,163	624
56	Clarke University	Dubuque	$24,479	71.8%	$59,490	742
57	Saint Ambrose University	Davenport	$24,691	77.3%	$67,026	1,916
58	Dordt University	Sioux Center	$25,807	68.5%	$57,567	1,597
59	Northwestern College	Orange City	$25,907	80.4%	$55,312	1,175
60	Orion Technical College	Davenport	$26,439	—	$44,940	41
61	Mercy College of Health Sciences	Des Moines	$26,924	99.7%	$68,691	867
62	Drake University	Des Moines	$29,127	63.8%	$65,232	2,543
63	Morningside University	Sioux City	$31,320	71.0%	$61,955	1,163
64	Wartburg College	Waverly	$32,908	75.8%	$58,373	1,452
65	Iowa State University	Ames	$41,067	87.9%	$68,277	25,367
66	Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School	Urbandale	$44,980	—	—	45
67	Grinnell College	Grinnell	$89,694	14.5%	$58,955	1,729
68	Allen College	Waterloo	—	—	$73,966	261
69	Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center	West Des Moines	—	—	$115,230	—
70	Divine Word College	Epworth	—	—	—	64
71	Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology	Cedar Rapids	—	—	—	21
72	Palmer College of Chiropractic	Davenport	—	—	$56,452	43
73	UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology	Des Moines	—	—	—	16
74	University of Iowa	Iowa City	—	79.9%	$69,866	22,264
75	Wartburg Theological Seminary	Dubuque	—	—	—	—