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Largest speech communication and rhetoric programs in Iowa
Iowa speech communication and rhetoric programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Iowa | Iowa City | Public, 4-year | 150 |
| 2 | Iowa State University | Ames | Public, 4-year | 57 |
| 3 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | Public, 4-year | 40 |
| 4 | Central College | Pella | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 5 | Waldorf University | Forest City | For-profit, 4-year | 11 |
| 6 | Coe College | Cedar Rapids | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 7 | Luther College | Decorah | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 8 | Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 9 | Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 10 | Dordt University | Sioux Center | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 11 | Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 12 | Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 13 | Ellsworth Community College | Iowa Falls | Public, 2-year | 1 |
| 14 | Graceland University-Lamoni | Lamoni | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 15 | Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa | Public, 2-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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