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Top Business Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
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Our analysis found Drake University to be the best school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa.
One thing to take note of is that Drake does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 15 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNI. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Ambrose University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in Iowa.
St. Ambrose University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 15% took at least some of their classes online.
Loras College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Loras, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Buena Vista University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
BVU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Grand View University landed the #8 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Grand View University. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Mount Mercy University landed the #9 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Mount Mercy. In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Dubuque ranked #10 on this year’s list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UD. In fact, around 27% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Briar Cliff University ranked #12 on this year’s list.
Briar Cliff does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
Iowa Wesleyan University ranked #13 on this year’s list.
Since the graduate programs at Iowa Wesleyan are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
William Penn University ranked #14 on this year’s list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at William Penn University. In 2019-2020 about 28% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Waldorf University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Waldorf are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 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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