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2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

6 Schools Ranked

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 37 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

Iowa does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
24 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in Ames, Iowa, the large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Iowa State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Iowa State University Report

#3

Northwestern College

Orange City, Iowa
3 Total Awards
$6,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in Orange City, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NWC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Northwestern College Report

#4

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
2 Total Awards

Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the # 4 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UIU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Clarke University

Dubuque, Iowa
$14,147 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Clarke University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Clarke does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 7% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$32,530 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Maharishi International University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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