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2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

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When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree 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 4 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
37 Total Awards
$12,065 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school handed out 37 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
21 Total Awards
$11,404 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 21 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
19 Total Awards
$11,988 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Drake does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Drake University Report

#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
4 Total Awards
$10,569 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNI. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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