Ranked #31 in popularity, general education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 226 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general education degree levels they offer.
Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 general education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
Morningside College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general education. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Sioux City. A Best Colleges rank of #438 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Morningside is a great college overall.
There were roughly 140 general education students who graduated with this degree at Morningside in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 27 general education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Buena Vista University if you want to pursue a degree in general education. BVU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Storm Lake. This university ranks 19th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 4 general education students who graduated with this degree at BVU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 11 general education students who graduated with this degree at Grand View University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 12 general education students who graduated with this degree at Clarke in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Oskaloosa, William Penn University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 3 general education students who graduated with this degree at William Penn University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
