Federal data
Highest earning teacher education programs in Iowa
Iowa teacher education programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morningside University | Sioux City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,478 | 33 |
| 2 | Grand View University | Des Moines | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,547 | 38 |
| 3 | Luther College | Decorah | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,691 | 33 |
| 4 | Iowa State University | Ames | Public, 4-year | $45,512 | 237 |
| 5 | University of Iowa | Iowa City | Public, 4-year | $45,015 | 125 |
| 6 | Wartburg College | Waverly | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,999 | 31 |
| 7 | Central College | Pella | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,810 | 52 |
| 9 | Buena Vista University | Storm Lake | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,834 | 89 |
| 10 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | Public, 4-year | $42,790 | 408 |
| 11 | Simpson College | Indianola | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,760 | 36 |
| 12 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,756 | 33 |
| 13 | Northwestern College | Orange City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,441 | 44 |
| 14 | Upper Iowa University | Fayette | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,802 | 94 |
| 15 | Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,178 | 32 |
| 16 | Loras College | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,328 | 49 |
| 17 | William Penn University | Oskaloosa | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,049 | 42 |
| 18 | Dordt University | Sioux Center | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,749 | 47 |
| 19 | Graceland University-Lamoni | Lamoni | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,563 | 58 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.