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2026 Best Value Quality Control Technology Schools in Iowa
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in quality control technology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Quality Control Technology Schools
Our analysis ranked Waldorf College the best value for a degree in quality control technology in Iowa. Set in the rural area of Forest City, Waldorf College is a mid-sized private for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $25,978 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for quality control technology graduates is $23,973. Quality Control Technology graduates of Waldorf College earn a median of $65,645 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,973 median debt. The acceptance rate is 77%.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 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.
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[Quality Control Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/quality-control-technology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
