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Social Studies Education at University of Iowa

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.

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

Iowa Social Studies Education 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.

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

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Iowa are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social studies teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Iowa Social Studies Education Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Iowa, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social studies teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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