2025 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #78 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 74 bachelor's degrees in general education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general education students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Education in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general education.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in General Education

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general education. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Iowa State University

2

Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general education has to look into Buena Vista University. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Buena Vista University

Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	183
Minnesota	446	68
Kansas	352	19
Nebraska	331	49
North Dakota	251	0
South Dakota	237	1

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

General Education is one of 0 different types of General Education programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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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