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Career Information for Educational Counselors in Iowa

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Fast Facts for Educational Counselors in Iowa

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Ames, Iowa City, and Dubuque
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Waterloo, Sioux City, and Des Moines
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Des Moines, Davenport, and Cedar Rapids

Salaries for Educational Counselors in Iowa

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Davenport, Des Moines, and Iowa City. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Educational Counselors in Iowa are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Educational Counselors in Iowa

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Counselor Education And Supervision
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

Iowa Educational Counseling Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Buena Vista UniversityStorm LakeMasters2,548
Drake UniversityDes MoinesMasters5,617
Iowa State UniversityAmesDoctorate & First Professional26,160
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenportDoctorate3,870
University of IowaIowa CityDoctorate & First Professional29,117
University of Northern IowaCedar FallsDoctorate12,692

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Educational Counselors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Iowa. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Educational Counselors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Educational Counselors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

IOWA

   
Ames90$42,6201.6
Iowa City110$44,7901
Dubuque70$42,1200.9
Cedar Rapids180$44,1400.8
Davenport240$49,1000.8
Des Moines420$44,9500.7
Sioux City80$41,9800.7
Waterloo80$43,3000.6
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