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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 599 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

Women make up 81% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in subject specific ed at Iowa State, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

About 50% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#4

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Out of the 8 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

About 82% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#5

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

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#6

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

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#7

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

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#8

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

With a ranking of #8, Northwestern College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orange City.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,189
Kansas 711
Minnesota 1,158
South Dakota 198
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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