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2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

6 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master's in Iowa

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 42,436 people earned their degree in teacher education subject specific, making the major the 23rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,022 and had an average of $26,039 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 733 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,350 and $26,519 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education subject specific. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education subject specific programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education subject specific program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree subject specific ed students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in Iowa

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 43 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 22 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 27 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drake, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. Morningside College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Morningside did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Morningside are $5,400.

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#6

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

Upper Iowa University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Subject Specific Ed Schools for a Master’s in Iowa ranking. Upper Iowa University is a small school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 15 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Upper Iowa University are $19,152, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

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%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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