Education at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 208 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Iowa.

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 Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Iowa

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Iowa does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Iowa Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Iowa 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 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 Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools	340
Best Value Education Schools	662

In 2021, 113 students received their master’s degree in education from Iowa. This makes it the #378 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #103 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 208 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from Iowa. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Iowa 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 University of Iowa with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	183
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Iowa Education Master’s Program

The education program at Iowa awarded 113 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Iowa, 81% 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 University of Iowa with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	91
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 37 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	164
Teacher Education Subject Specific	107
Educational Administration	28
General Education	27
Student Counseling	20
Educational Assessment	19
Other Education	17
Special Education	8
Education Philosophy	5

Related Majors

• Library Science
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 University of Iowa.

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.