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Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

2 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Hawkeye Community College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Hawkeye Community College take out $21,463 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Nursing at Hawkeye Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at IHCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $25,336.

Full Nursing at Indian Hills Community College Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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

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 2 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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