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2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

28 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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 28 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the most popular 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 medium-sized student population.

Of the 537 students majoring in education at UNI, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Upper Iowa University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Iowa. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#5

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Buena Vista University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Iowa. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Northwestern College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#7

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

With a ranking of #7, Dordt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#9

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Morningside College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in education at Morningside, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 4,776
Minnesota 9,682
South Dakota 1,045
Missouri 7,906
Nebraska 4,167
North Dakota 1,291

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 25 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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