The University of Iowa College of Education prepares graduate students to become the leaders, scholars, and innovators in their field. As a Big Ten research institution, the college offers master’s, specialist, and doctoral programs that consistently rank in the nation’s top 20. With small class sizes, students have direct access to world-renowned faculty and their research projects.
Programs by Focus
Looking to make a difference in a school setting without being a classroom teacher? These graduate degree options will help you become a leader in your school community and further your career as a principal, superintendent, school psychologist, and more.
Our counseling and mental health degree options will help you become a licensed mental health professional and prepare you to train the next generation of mental health counselors.
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)
- Counselor Education & Supervision
- Counseling Psychology
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Rehabilitation Counseling
Our higher education and policy degree options will kickstart your career in higher education, preparing you to become a professor, higher education administrator, and teach you to examine the social and cultural factors involved in educational policy.
Our teaching degree options will help you develop new skills and further your career as an educator. Our graduate programs will extend your knowledge in your content area, best-practice teaching, and rigorous research methods.
Programs by Degree Type
- M.A. Art Education
- M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- M.A. Developmental Reading
- M.A. Educational Leadership with Principal Licensure (online)
- M.A. Educational Leadership without Principal Licensure (hybrid)
- M.A. Educational Measurement and Statistics
- M.A. English Education
- M.A. Higher Education and Student Affairs
- M.A. Joint Degree HESA & Urban and Regional Planning
- M.A. Learning Sciences
- M.A. Mathematics Education
- M.A. Multilingual Education
- M.A. Music (Music Education Emphasis)
- M.A. Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
- M.A. Rehabilitation Counseling
- M.A. School Counseling
- M.A. Schools, Culture, and Society
- M.A. Social Studies
- M.A. Special Education
- M.A. Teaching, Leadership, and Cultural Competency (online)
- M.A.T. Art Education
- M.A.T. English Education
- M.A.T. Mathematics Education
- M.A.T. Science Education
- M.A.T. Social Studies Education
- M.A.T. World Language Education
- M.S. Science Education
- M.S. STEM Education (online)
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Tuition and Financial Support
The College of Education offers nearly $3 million in assistantships to its students, along with Teach Grants, fellowships and resources to assist with outside funding. The Office of Education Services has general financial aid information and your department and/or program can discuss the best opportunities within your field of study.
