2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
Finding the Best Special Education Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Morningside College the most popular school in Iowa for special education students working on their master’s degree. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.
Of the 95 students majoring in special ed at Morningside, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.
About 81% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 19% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buena Vista University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.
About 92% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 8% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orange City.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
About 71% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 29% are male.
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University of Northern Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.
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With a ranking of #7, Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in special ed at Graceland Lamoni, 33% are male and 67% 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 special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 67% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Mount Mercy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.
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With a ranking of #10, Saint Ambrose University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Davenport.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 539 |
Minnesota | 846 |
Kansas | 444 |
Nebraska | 362 |
North Dakota | 186 |
South Dakota | 94 |
Special Education Related Majors
Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 10 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).
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