2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
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Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the best school in Iowa for students working on their master’s degree.
Drake does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 21 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern College landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NWC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 21 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the # 3 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Simpson College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
Iowa does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNI. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Iowa State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Loras College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Loras does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 44% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Buena Vista University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking.
BVU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Ambrose University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
St. Ambrose University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 15% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Dordt University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Dordt is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #11, Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, Graceland Lamoni is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Morningside College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Morningside is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #13, Grand View University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Grand View University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #14, Mount Mercy University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Mount Mercy, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Maharishi International University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
MIU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
Upper Iowa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UIU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #17, University of Dubuque did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UD, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 27% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Briar Cliff University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
Briar Cliff does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
William Penn University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
William Penn University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 28% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Clarke University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Clarke, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 7% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Waldorf University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, Waldorf is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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