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2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

3 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 226 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #53 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in General Education

#1

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Loras College the best school in Iowa for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

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#2

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Buena Vista University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

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#3

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at William Penn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Iowa. William Penn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Oskaloosa.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 493
Minnesota 2,028
Kansas 373
Nebraska 59
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 88

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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