2023 Best Schools in Iowa
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Iowa to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Schools in Iowa
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Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern College the best school in Iowa for students working on their degree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Schools in Iowa list.
The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Iowa.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Schools in Iowa list.
Out of the 17 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Iowa ranking.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Schools in Iowa list.
Loras College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Schools in Iowa list.
With a ranking of #9, Buena Vista University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #11, Morningside College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
With a ranking of #12, Grand View University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Mount Mercy University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Iowa ranking.
Briar Cliff University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Iowa ranking.
Upper Iowa University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
University of Dubuque came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Iowa ranking.
With a ranking of #17, Clarke University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 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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