Education at Iowa Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Iowa Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Iowa Wesleyan is located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and has a total student population of 704. In 2021, 22 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa Wesleyan.

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 Wesleyan Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Iowa Wesleyan

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Iowa Wesleyan offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Iowa Wesleyan Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Iowa Wesleyan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Wesleyan 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
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Most Focused Education Schools	462
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	788
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	1,179
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	1,179
Most Popular Education Schools	1,475

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in education from Iowa Wesleyan. This is the #1,179 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Iowa Wesleyan

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

Iowa Wesleyan Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa Wesleyan since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Iowa Wesleyan are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa Wesleyan also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	8
General Education	7
Teacher Education Subject Specific	7

Related Majors

• Psychology

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 Wesleyan 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.