Social Studies Education at University of Iowa

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if University of Iowa is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from Iowa.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Studies Education section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
• Doctorate Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Iowa Social Studies Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social studies teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Iowa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Studies Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Social Studies Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
	1
Best Value Social Studies Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Social Studies Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	35
	39
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from Iowa. This makes it the #31 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in social studies teacher education, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Iowa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at University of Iowa.

Iowa Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Studies Education from Iowa in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa Social Studies Education Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Social Studies Education from Iowa in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Iowa, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a master's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in social studies teacher education. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Reading Teacher Education
• Art Education
• Modern Language Education
• Mathematics Education
• Music Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Education Professors	760	$75,060

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.