2023 Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
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Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 550 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 35% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. This small private for-profit school is located in Forest City, Iowa, and it awarded 208 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 32% were women.
Waldorf is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Iowa. It awarded 170 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UIU. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Mount Mercy University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Mount Mercy University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 88 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Mount Mercy does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Dubuque helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Iowa. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 86 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UD. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 27% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Northern Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
One thing to take note of is that UNI does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Drake University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 77 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Drake. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Ambrose University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 64 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at St. Ambrose University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 15% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Maharishi International University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. MIU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Iowa. It awarded 63 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 49% were women.
One thing to take note of is that MIU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Iowa State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 49 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Iowa State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Grand View University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Grand View University is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity 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.
William Penn University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. William Penn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you 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.
Buena Vista University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. BVU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Storm Lake, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at BVU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
Iowa Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Mount Pleasant, Iowa is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Around 39% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Iowa Wesleyan. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Briar Cliff University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Briar Cliff, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
Loras College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Loras. 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.
With a ranking of #17, Wartburg College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Wartburg are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Clarke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Clarke. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 7% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- 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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