2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
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Our 2023 rankings named Morningside College the most popular school in Iowa for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Morningside is located in Sioux City, Iowa and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 276 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Morningside are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Drake University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 205 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Drake. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 19 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the # 3 spot on the list. BVU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Storm Lake, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 143 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
BVU 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Iowa. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the medium-sized public school awarded 133 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNI. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school handed out 113 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Iowa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northwestern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Orange City, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 102 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NWC. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State University is a large public school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 90 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Iowa State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Dordt University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Sioux Center, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Dordt are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Upper Iowa University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Fayette, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Loras College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Loras is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Loras does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 44% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Waldorf University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Forest City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Waldorf is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Graceland University - Lamoni came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Graceland University - Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lamoni, Iowa that handed out 13 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Graceland Lamoni is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Clarke University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Clarke, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 7% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Grand View University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 11 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Grand View University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Mount Mercy University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Mount Mercy. In fact, around 62% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, Simpson College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Indianola, Iowa that handed out 6 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Simpson College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 38% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Saint Ambrose University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
St. Ambrose University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 15% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Iowa Wesleyan University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
Since the graduate programs at Iowa Wesleyan are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Briar Cliff University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that Briar Cliff does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 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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