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

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$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Iowa

#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Morningside College

#3

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Allen College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Iowa. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waterloo.

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#4

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Briar Cliff University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

Full Nursing at Briar Cliff University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Graceland University - Lamoni is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lamoni.

Read full report on Nursing at Graceland University - Lamoni

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

More Nursing Rankings in Iowa

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 5 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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