Find Your Best Iowa Colleges & Universities

Within seconds you can have accredited Iowa colleges and universities right at your fingertips. College Connecting has all the top Iowa colleges, universities, online schools, graduate & MBA programs, trade schools and certificate programs to choose from.

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• Accounting
• Advertising, Marketing, PR and Communications
• Aeronautical
• Automotive
• Business
• Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA)
• Computer
• Computer Game Design
• Cosmetology
• Court Reporting
• Criminal Justice
• Culinary
• Dental Assisting
• Dialysis Technician
• Education and Teaching
• Engineering
• Fashion
• Graphics and Design
• Healthcare Management
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Legal and Paralegal
• Massage Therapy
• Medical Assisting
• Medical Billing and Coding
• Medical Transcription
• Nursing
• Pharmacy Technician
• Phlebotomy
• Psychology and Counseling
• Respiratory Technician and Respiratory Therapy
• Surgical Technician
• Trucking
• Veterinary Technician
• X-Ray Technician and Radiology Technician

Major Iowa Cities

• Cedar Rapids
• Davenport
• Des Moines
• Sioux City
• Waterloo

Iowa Job Outlook

The state of Iowa boasts a diversified economy with advanced industries, despite its reputation as a farm state. Agriculture does contribute significantly to Iowa’s economic activity, but sectors such as finance, insurance services, biotechnology, and manufacturing are the areas experiencing the most rapid growth. This diversity in the state’s economy has seen Iowa weather the current economic downturn substantially easier than most of the rest of the nation, with an unemployment rate far below the national average.

Public colleges and universities in Iowa are overseen by a group of nine volunteers known as the Iowa Board of Regents. These governor-appointed officials engage in policymaking and coordination between the network of state-sponsored institutions. Three higher education institutions are state-sponsored: Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa. Of these, the University of Iowa is the largest, with an enrollment of about 30,000 undergraduates. Iowa State University is known for its high level of research activity and is located in Ames, Iowa.

Several dozen private colleges and universities are also present in the state, including the University of Dubuque, Des Moines University, and a number of religiously-affiliated schools.