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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$9,027 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Iowa. In fact, 6,876 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Iowa to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Iowa Community College District the best value school in Iowa for health professions students working on their associate degree. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Davenport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges are $4,396 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indian Hills Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. IHCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Ottumwa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IHCC are $4,560 per year.

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Out of the 20 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,802 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Des Moines Area Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $5,220 per year.

DMACC also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Iowa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NICC are $6,120 a year.

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#6

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

With a ranking of #6, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kirkwood Community College are $5,308 a year.

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Hawkeye Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Hawkeye Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,977 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northwest Iowa Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest Iowa Community College are $6,540 per year.

Northwest Iowa Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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North Iowa Area Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. North Iowa Area Community College is a small public school located in the town of Mason City.

North Iowa Area Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,971 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Iowa Central Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fort Dodge.

Iowa Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
Minnesota 25,582
South Dakota 2,186
Missouri 16,143
Nebraska 4,665
North Dakota 2,083

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
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
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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