Ranked #84 in popularity, secondary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Secondary Education Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 113 degrees in secondary education to qualified students.
The secondary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Secondary Education rankings. For our Best Overall Secondary 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.
The secondary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Secondary Education Schools in Iowa.
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 secondary teaching degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in secondary education has to check out Dordt University. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #428 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dordt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Dordt in the most recent data year.
Drake University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in secondary education. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #224 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available.
Northwestern College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in secondary education. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #493 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NWC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 18 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at NWC in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in secondary education has to check out Loras College. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #604 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loras is a great college overall.
There were roughly 9 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Loras in the most recent data year.
Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids. This university ranks 23rd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 15 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Mount Mercy in the most recent year we have data available.
Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Sioux City. This university ranks 25th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 7 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Briar Cliff in the most recent data year.
Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Des Moines. This university ranks 26th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 7 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Grand View University in the most recent data year.
Cornell College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Mount Vernon. This college ranks 820th out of 2,217 schools for overall quality nationwide.
There were approximately 4 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Cornell College in the most recent year we have data available.
Clarke is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dubuque. This university ranks 24th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 1 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Clarke in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The secondary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Secondary Education rankings. For our Best Overall Secondary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
