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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA2 ABA programsHybrid · On campus
BCBA pass rate 43%Verified on the school’s websiteBACB VCS
Checked 4 hours ago against the school’s own website
BCBA pass rate43%7 first-time candidates · 2025 · BACB
ABA programs2Master’s · Graduate certificate

About the ABA program

The University of Iowa offers an MA in Special Education focused on applied behavior analysis and a graduate ABA certificate. The programs develop skills in behavioral intervention and support preparation for BCBA certification.

BCBA exam pass rate

43%of 7 first-time candidates passed the BCBA exam in 2025.
  • Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)Hybrid43%7 candidates

Source: the BACB’s 2025 pass rates for university programs. The BACB advises against comparing a program with the overall pass rate.

Programs

MA Special Education - Applied Behavior Analysis

Master’sBACB VCS
Credential
Master’s · MA
BACB Verified Course Sequence
Yes
Fieldwork
Supervised fieldwork offered
Credits
39 s.h.
Program page on education.uiowa.edu

Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Graduate certificateHybridOn campus
Credential
Graduate certificate · Graduate certificate
Format
Hybrid, On campus
Credits
24 s.h.
Program page on education.uiowa.edu

Program details come from the school’s own website. Requirements and costs change: confirm with the school, and check the BACB’s VCS directory, before you enroll.

How we checked

  • education.uiowa.edu is the school’s own website
  • Its pages describe an ABA program
  • 2 programs read from education.uiowa.edu
  • States an ABAI Verified Course Sequence
  • In Iowa, United States

Contact

education.uiowa.edu

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What is the BCBA pass rate?

The share of a program’s first-time candidates who passed the BCBA exam in a year, as published by the BACB. Programs with fewer than six first-time candidates aren’t published.

BACB pass-rate data