English is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best English Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 320 degrees in english to qualified students.
The english language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for English rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best English Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of english language degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in english has to take a look at University of Iowa. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 67 english students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in english. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 english students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Grinnell College if you want to pursue a degree in english. Located in the remote town of Grinnell, Grinnell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 4th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 30 english students who graduated with this degree at Grinnell in the most recent data year.
Luther College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in english. Luther is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Decorah. This college ranks 9th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 24 english students who graduated with this degree at Luther in the most recent data year.
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).
The english language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for English rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
