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2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa

12 Colleges
2,042 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,752 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IowaIn <nil>, education students earned 2,042 bachelor's degrees from an Iowa school, making the subject the 4th in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.2% of all the education bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

Morningside College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Iowa that are best for non-traditional education students. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morningside, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Iowa ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 1,117 of Morningside students are attending part time.

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University of Northern Iowa comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls. UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Education in Iowa list.

The student loan default rate at UNI is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,212 students take at least one class online at UNI. About 1,478 of the students at UNI are attending part time.

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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.

About 0.6% of BVU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,025 students at BVU are exclusively online. 664 students are part time.

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Iowa State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population. Iowa State also made our Best Colleges for Education in Iowa list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. 3,155 students are part time.

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Upper Iowa University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 1,973 students at UIU are exclusively online. 1,332 of UIU students are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Graceland University - Lamoni. Located in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 1.5% of Graceland Lamoni students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 325 of Graceland Lamoni students are attending part time.

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Simpson College
Indianola, IA

Our rankings recognize Simpson College as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Indianola. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Simpson College, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in Iowa ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 259 students take at least one class online at Simpson College. About 141 of the students at Simpson College are attending part time.

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Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

The student loan default rate at Mount Mercy is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 306 students at Mount Mercy are exclusively online. About 451 of the students at Mount Mercy are attending part time.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Our rankings recognize University of Iowa as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.

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University of Dubuque comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.5%. Approximately 215 students take at least one class online at UD. There are roughly 361 part time students in attendance at UD.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,688
Kansas 1,646
Minnesota 2,486
South Dakota 585
Nebraska 1,239
North Dakota 653

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*Avg Cost is for the top 12 schools only.

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