2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Doctor'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education
Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $10,569 per year.
UNI also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.
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Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 2 spot 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 graduate student at Drake are $11,988 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa State is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in Iowa.
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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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Iowa also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.
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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 4 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.
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