2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 3,392 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNI also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.
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Out of the 18 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $9,634 per year.
Iowa State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWC are $33,590 a year.
NWC also made our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand View University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand View University are $30,954 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Dordt University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Dordt undergraduate students pay an average of $33,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Morningside College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morningside are $35,270 a year.
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Loras College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loras are $35,268 a year.
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Saint Ambrose University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Ambrose University are $33,570 a year.
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Drake University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drake are $45,912 a year.
Drake also made our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #1.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 4,776 |
| Minnesota | 9,682 |
| South Dakota | 1,045 |
| Missouri | 7,906 |
| Nebraska | 4,167 |
| North Dakota | 1,291 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
- 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 Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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