If you plan on majoring in history education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #470 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for history education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 degrees in history education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of history education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall History Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best History Education Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of history teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Saint Ambrose University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in history education. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #441 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Ambrose University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 history education students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Wartburg College if you want to pursue a degree in history education. Located in the distant town of Waverly, Wartburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 15th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 2 history education students who graduated with this degree at Wartburg in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Morningside College if you wish to pursue a degree in history education. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #438 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Morningside is a great college overall.
There were approximately 1 history education students who graduated with this degree at Morningside in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in history education needs to check out Buena Vista University. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 8 history education students who graduated with this degree at BVU in the most recent data year.
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 history education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall History Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
