Education at Iowa State University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Iowa State Education Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #195 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Education Master’s Program

The education program at Iowa State awarded 90 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Iowa State, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	65
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Iowa State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	43
Teacher Education Subject Specific	33
Curriculum & Instruction	24
General Education	19
Teacher Education Grade Specific	5
Instructional Media Design	4
Educational Assessment	3
Special Education	3
Teaching English or French	1

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Teacher Assistants	19,890	$25,320
Elementary School Teachers	19,040	$54,500
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Preschool Teachers	4,770	$27,030

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.