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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master's in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 1,121 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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 Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #1 spot on the list. Drake University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our iowa master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k list, Drake has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932.

Full Drake Elementary Education Report

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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