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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Iowa

15 Colleges
$44,237 Avg Salary
$30,654 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 4th in Iowa. In fact, 226 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular General Education Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

#1

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Morningside College the most popular school in Iowa for general education students. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 15 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

Out of the 15 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarke University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Clarke is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

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#5

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Out of the 15 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand View University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Iowa Wesleyan University

Mount Pleasant, IA

Iowa Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Iowa list. Iowa Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Mount Pleasant.

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#7

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

Education majors at BVU take out an average of $30,654 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

William Penn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Iowa ranking. William Penn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Oskaloosa.

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#9

Emmaus Bible College

Dubuque, IA

Emmaus Bible College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Dubuque, Emmaus Bible College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

Loras College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 493
Kansas 373
Minnesota 2,028
South Dakota 88
North Dakota 24
Nebraska 59

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

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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