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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

5 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Graceland University - Lamoni to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Iowa. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Iowa Report

#3

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Morningside College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Briar Cliff University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

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#5

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Allen College is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waterloo.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 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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