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2026 Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools in Iowa

[Meeting and Event Planning](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/hospitality-management/meeting-and-event-planning/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value meeting and event planning schools.

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• Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools in Iowa

2026 Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools in Iowa

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the meeting and event planning degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Meeting and Event Planning Schools

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

$10,787 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,998 Avg Student Debt

$63,386 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in meeting and event planning, no school beat Iowa State University this year. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $10,787 in tuition and fees, compared with $28,881 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for meeting and event planning graduates is $20,998. Meeting And Event Planning graduates of Iowa State University earn a median of $36,743 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Iowa State University admits about 89% of applicants.

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University Of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

$11,283 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,642 Avg Student Debt

$64,762 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Iowa came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value meeting and event planning schools. Set in the city of Iowa City, University Of Iowa is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $11,283, with out-of-state students paying around $33,371. Meeting And Event Planning graduates carry a median of $26,642 in student loans. Early-career meeting and event planning graduates make about $36,752. That is a strong return on a $26,642 median debt. The acceptance rate is 84%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.