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2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

4 Colleges
$38,520 Avg Salary
$25,108 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 180 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Special Education Bachelor's Degree 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 bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Upper Iowa University the most popular school in Iowa for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

Women make up 88% of the special ed majors at the school.

Special Ed majors at UIU take out an average of $37,341 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Special Education at Upper Iowa University Report

#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

About 86% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#3

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Sioux Center.

Read full report on Special Education at Dordt University

#4

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the # 4 spot on the list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

Full Special Education at Buena Vista University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 539
Minnesota 846
Kansas 444
Nebraska 362
North Dakota 186
South Dakota 94

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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