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Education at Iowa State University

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.

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

Iowa State Education 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.

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

83% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 88% 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 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 309
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Iowa State Education Master’s Program

77% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education master's degrees went to men and 77% went 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 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Iowa State, 82% 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 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 36
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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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