2024 Best Adult & Continuing Education Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

a master's degree in adult & continuing education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #176 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Adult & Continuing Education Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 master's degrees in adult & continuing education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to adult & continuing education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of adult & continuing education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized adult & continuing education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for adult & continuing education students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Adult & Continuing Education Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Adult & Continuing Education in Iowa

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for adult & continuing education students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Iowa Schools for a Master's in Adult and Continuing Ed

1

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Drake University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in adult & continuing education. Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Des Moines.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from Drake University

2

Waldorf University
Forest City, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Waldorf University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in adult & continuing education. Waldorf is a small private for-profit university located in the remote town of Forest City.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from Waldorf University

Best Adult & Continuing Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	14
Minnesota	355	37
Kansas	254	50

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Adult & Continuing Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Adult & Continuing Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Adult and Continuing Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Early Childhood Education	36
Elementary Education	31
Secondary Education	17
Teacher Education	6
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	3

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.