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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

3 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 2,966 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Upper Iowa University the most popular online school in Iowa for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 111 students majoring in nursing at UIU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Nursing majors at UIU take out an average of $34,722 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

St Luke's College

Sioux City, IA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at St Luke’s College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Iowa. St Luke's College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from St Luke's College carry an average student debtload of $31,663.

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#3

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William Penn University is a great place for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Oskaloosa, William Penn University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at William Penn University accumulate an average of around $38,441 in student debt.

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,840
Minnesota 14,890
Kansas 2,633
Nebraska 1,908
North Dakota 976
South Dakota 1,022

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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