Best Manager, All Other programs in Iowa, ranked by enrollment
All managers not listed.
45 schools in Iowa run programs that feed this job, graduating 7,288 people a year. The job pays a median of $128,080 in Iowa across about 3,600 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Iowa that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
50 programs in Iowa that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Iowa (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Iowa page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0201In Iowa → | 2,661 | 36.5% | 42 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 42.0101In Iowa → | 1,018 | 14.0% | 36 | $31,426 | $25,250 |
| 3 | CIP 52.0213In Iowa → | 726 | 10.0% | 14 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 4 | CIP 43.0301In Iowa → | 322 | 4.4% | 3 | $46,281 | $23,250 |
| 5 | CIP 54.0101In Iowa → | 299 | 4.1% | 31 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 6 | CIP 45.1001In Iowa → | 297 | 4.1% | 22 | $35,631 | $23,538 |
| 7 | CIP 52.0101In Iowa → | 241 | 3.3% | 7 | $44,700 | $24,000 |
| 8 | CIP 45.0401In Iowa → | 165 | 2.3% | 5 | $37,366 | $25,000 |
| 9 | CIP 52.0701In Iowa → | 162 | 2.2% | 7 | $43,803 | $23,374 |
| 10 | CIP 45.1101In Iowa → | 157 | 2.2% | 23 | $34,099 | $25,000 |
| 11 | CIP 45.0601In Iowa → | 121 | 1.7% | 13 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 12 | CIP 44.0401In Iowa → | 110 | 1.5% | 7 | $45,374 | $26,000 |
| 13 | CIP 09.0702In Iowa → | 92 | 1.3% | 10 | $29,112 | $23,836 |
| 14 | CIP 25.0101In Iowa → | 84 | 1.2% | 2 | $29,163 | $30,154 |
| 15 | CIP 43.0302In Iowa → | 84 | 1.2% | 2 | $46,281 | $23,250 |
| 16 | CIP 45.0603In Iowa → | 84 | 1.2% | 5 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 17 | CIP 45.0201In Iowa → | 68 | 0.9% | 5 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 18 | CIP 42.2799In Iowa → | 64 | 0.9% | 3 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 19 | CIP 45.0901In Iowa → | 48 | 0.7% | 7 | $37,878 | $21,750 |
| 20 | CIP 43.0202In Iowa → | 47 | 0.6% | 1 | $48,952 | $12,750 |
| 21 | CIP 43.0303In Iowa → | 47 | 0.6% | 1 | $46,281 | $23,250 |
| 22 | CIP 43.0103In Iowa → | 45 | 0.6% | 4 | $37,408 | $24,069 |
| 23 | CIP 42.2803In Iowa → | 41 | 0.6% | 3 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 24 | CIP 42.2899In Iowa → | 40 | 0.5% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 25 | CIP 45.0702In Iowa → | 31 | 0.4% | 3 | $38,944 | $22,762 |
| 26 | CIP 25.0103In Iowa → | 21 | 0.3% | 1 | $29,163 | $30,154 |
| 27 | CIP 45.0101In Iowa → | 20 | 0.3% | 2 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 28 | CIP 42.2813In Iowa → | 17 | 0.2% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 29 | CIP 52.0206In Iowa → | 17 | 0.2% | 2 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 30 | CIP 42.2812In Iowa → | 15 | 0.2% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 31 | CIP 45.0701In Iowa → | 14 | 0.2% | 2 | $38,944 | $22,762 |
| 32 | CIP 52.0999In Iowa → | 13 | 0.2% | 1 | $34,218 | $23,364 |
| 33 | Systems Science and Theorymain feeder CIP 30.0601In Iowa → | 12 | 0.2% | 1 | $35,840 | $23,250 |
| 34 | CIP 42.2814In Iowa → | 12 | 0.2% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 35 | CIP 52.0703In Iowa → | 12 | 0.2% | 1 | $43,803 | $23,374 |
| 36 | CIP 42.2805In Iowa → | 10 | 0.1% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 37 | CIP 42.2806In Iowa → | 9 | 0.1% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 38 | CIP 45.0999In Iowa → | 9 | 0.1% | 1 | $37,878 | $21,750 |
| 39 | CIP 42.2706In Iowa → | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 40 | CIP 45.1002In Iowa → | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,631 | $23,538 |
| 41 | CIP 42.2709In Iowa → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 42 | CIP 45.0102In Iowa → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 43 | CIP 45.0602In Iowa → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 44 | CIP 30.5101In Iowa → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | — | — |
| 45 | CIP 42.2703In Iowa → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 46 | CIP 45.0299In Iowa → | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 47 | CIP 42.2801In Iowa → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 48 | CIP 45.1099In Iowa → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,631 | $23,538 |
| 49 | CIP 45.1301In Iowa → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $28,378 | $24,924 |
| 50 | CIP 42.2707In Iowa → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
Top 25 schools in Iowa
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 27 of the 45 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public · 23 feeder programs | 1,575 | Organizational Leadership | $46,264 | 75% | — | 84% |
| 2 | Iowa State University Ames, IA Public · 12 feeder programs | 658 | Psychology, General | $34,155 | 75% | — | 89% |
| 3 | Waldorf University Forest City, IA Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs | 559 | Business/Commerce, General | $51,954 | 21% | $22,328 | 77% |
| 4 | Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA Public · 7 feeder programs | 534 | Homeland Security | $54,209 | 39% | — | — |
| 5 | Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs | 480 | Business Administration and Management, General | $55,854 | 34% | $22,697 | 96% |
| 6 | University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA Public · 20 feeder programs | 443 | Business Administration and Management, General | $51,690 | 68% | — | 93% |
| 7 | Drake University Des Moines, IA Private not-for-profit · 15 feeder programs | 290 | Business Administration and Management, General | $47,806 | 74% | $28,855 | 64% |
| 8 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 186 | Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | $46,791 | 88% | $14,470 | 15% |
| 9 | Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA Public · 4 feeder programs | 146 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 40% | — | — |
| 10 | Wartburg College Waverly, IA Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 132 | Business/Commerce, General | $54,652 | 64% | $20,228 | 76% |
| 11 | Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 131 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 50% | $19,927 | 96% |
| 12 | Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 124 | Organizational Leadership | $47,385 | 62% | $17,609 | 78% |
| 13 | Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA Public · 2 feeder programs | 124 | Business Administration and Management, General | $37,385 | 43% | — | — |
| 14 | William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 120 | Business Administration and Management, General | $62,162 | 33% | $21,533 | 52% |
| 15 | Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 116 | Psychology, General | $32,627 | 61% | $21,680 | 77% |
| 16 | Southeastern Community College West Burlington, IA Public · 4 feeder programs | 106 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 43% | — | — |
| 17 | Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA Public · 5 feeder programs | 101 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 45% | — | — |
| 18 | Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 101 | Business Administration and Management, General | $40,297 | 58% | $23,054 | 83% |
| 19 | Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 91 | Business Administration and Management, General | $47,815 | 66% | $18,153 | 64% |
| 20 | Morningside University Sioux City, IA Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 91 | Business Administration and Management, General | $45,637 | 50% | $22,816 | 71% |
| 21 | Grand View University Des Moines, IA Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 84 | Psychology, General | $34,709 | 54% | $20,840 | 99% |
| 22 | Luther College Decorah, IA Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 79 | Business Administration and Management, General | $49,491 | 71% | $22,827 | 72% |
| 23 | Central College Pella, IA Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 76 | Business Administration and Management, General | $55,760 | 66% | $19,732 | 86% |
| 24 | Loras College Dubuque, IA Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 74 | Business Administration and Management, General | $41,810 | 68% | $19,227 | 100% |
| 25 | Clarke University Dubuque, IA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 68 | Business Administration and Management, General | $38,921 | 56% | $21,417 | 72% |
All 45 schools in Iowa
Every school in Iowa with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | Iowa City | Public | 1,575 | 23 |
| Iowa State University | Ames | Public | 658 | 12 |
| Waldorf University | Forest City | Private not-for-profit | 559 | 10 |
| Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Public | 534 | 7 |
| Upper Iowa University | Fayette | Private not-for-profit | 480 | 10 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | Public | 443 | 20 |
| Drake University | Des Moines | Private not-for-profit | 290 | 15 |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell | Private not-for-profit | 186 | 6 |
| Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | Public | 146 | 4 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly | Private not-for-profit | 132 | 9 |
| Maharishi International University | Fairfield | Private not-for-profit | 131 | 2 |
| Buena Vista University | Storm Lake | Private not-for-profit | 124 | 8 |
| Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids | Public | 124 | 2 |
| William Penn University | Oskaloosa | Private not-for-profit | 120 | 6 |
| Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | Private not-for-profit | 116 | 9 |
What managers, all other earn in Iowa
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $141,900. Iowa pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Iowa
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Managers, All Other page.
How to become a Manager, All Other
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Iowa
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Managers, All Other23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 03.0204Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
- 09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- 11.1005Information Technology Project Management
- 25.0101Library and Information Science
- 25.0103Archives/Archival Administration
- 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
- 30.1202Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
- 30.3901Economics and Computer Science
- 30.4001Economics and Foreign Language/Literature
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 30.4501History and Language/Literature(no graduates reported)
- 30.4601History and Political Science
- 30.4701Linguistics and Anthropology
- 30.5101Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- 30.5201Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General
- 30.5202Digital Humanities
- 30.5203Textual Studies(no graduates reported)
- 39.0801Religious Institution Administration and Management
- 42.0101Psychology, General
- 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
- 42.2702Comparative Psychology
- 42.2703Developmental and Child Psychology
- 42.2704Experimental Psychology
- 42.2705Personality Psychology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
Common questions
Answers for people weighing managers, all other programs in Iowa.
What degree do you need to become a Manager, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 2,661 degrees in Iowa in 2024-25, 36.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Manager, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 50 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Psychology, Homeland Security, Political Science and Government, plus 21 more. Together they graduate about 7,288 people a year in Iowa.
How much do managers, all other earn in Iowa?+
The median is $128,080 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 9.7% below the U.S. median of $141,900. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for managers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 106,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Iowa?+
45 institutions in Iowa reported graduates from at least one of the 50 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do managers, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Site Manager, Wind Site Manager, Compliance Manager, Wind Plant Manager, Compliance Director, Development Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9199.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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