Northwestern College tied for 21st in the online bachelor’s degree program category and 77th in the online master’s degree in education program category in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings.
Northwestern College’s Master of Education program tied for 73rd out of more than 300 schools in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Online Master’s in Education Programs ranking. Northwestern also tied for 90th in U.S. News’ online bachelor’s degree program category—highest among institutions in Iowa.
Northwestern College’s Master of Education program has received recent high rankings from U.S. News & World Report and OnlineMastersDegrees.org.
Northwestern College’s programs in early childhood education have received top national rankings from Intelligent.com.
Northwestern College’s graduate school has added a computer science endorsement to its list of online education endorsement and M.Ed. degrees.
