2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in Iowa
8
Colleges in Iowa
143
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Ranked #84 in popularity,
secondary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for secondary education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 143 degrees in secondary education annually.
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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School
The secondary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Secondary Education rankings. For our Best Overall Secondary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Secondary Education Degree Level
The secondary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Secondary Education Schools in Iowa.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Secondary Education in Iowa
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the secondary teaching degree levels they offer.
Top Iowa Schools in Secondary Teaching
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IA
Northwestern College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in secondary education. Located in the town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #908 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NWC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 10 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at NWC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Northwestern College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
33
Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Drake University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in secondary education. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #340 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.
There were approximately 33 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Drake University
Any student pursuing a degree in secondary education needs to take a look at Morningside College. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #744 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Morningside is a great college overall.More information about a degree in secondary education from Morningside College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IA
Any student who is interested in secondary education has to take a look at Dordt University. Located in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 11 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Dordt in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Dordt University
Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Des Moines. This university ranks 33rd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 10 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Grand View University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in secondary education from Grand View University
