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Education at Iowa State University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 312 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Iowa State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Master’s Degree in Education
  • Doctorate Degree in Education

Iowa State Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
142

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in education from Iowa State. This makes it the #461 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #195 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Education Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The education program at Iowa State awarded 312 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Iowa State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 263
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

Iowa State Education Master’s Program

72% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The education program at Iowa State awarded 90 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Iowa State, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 65
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 21 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 224
Teacher Education Subject Specific 126
Educational Administration 43
Curriculum & Instruction 24
General Education 19
Instructional Media Design 4
Educational Assessment 3
Special Education 3
Teaching English or French 1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Teacher Assistants 19,890 $25,320
Elementary School Teachers 19,040 $54,500
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Middle School Teachers 7,940 $55,300
Preschool Teachers 4,770 $27,030

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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