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Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

4 Colleges
$21,471 Avg Salary
$16,716 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Iowa to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the education undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

Our analysis found North Iowa Area Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the town of Mason City.

Read full report on Education at North Iowa Area Community College

#2

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern Community College is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of West Burlington.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology is a great place for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Mason City, LaJames College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Education at La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Report

#3

Emmaus Bible College

Dubuque, IA

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmaus Bible College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Emmaus Bible College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

Full Education at Emmaus Bible College Report

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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