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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Our analysis found Morningside College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 276 students majoring in education at Morningside, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Drake University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Iowa. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Out of the 19 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 113 students majoring in education at Iowa, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#6

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Northwestern College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in education at NWC, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Of the 90 students majoring in education at Iowa State, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#8

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

Dordt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in education at Dordt, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

Loras College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’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.

Of the 21 students majoring in education at Loras, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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 19 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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