2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Iowa to see which bachelor's 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.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year.
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Out of the 17 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $9,634 per year.
Iowa State also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year.
UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mercy College of Health Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Mercy College of Health Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $19,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 17 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waterloo.
Allen College undergraduate students pay an average of $19,718 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Northwestern College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWC are $33,590 per year.
NWC also made our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #3.
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Dordt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the remote town of Sioux Center, Dordt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Dordt undergraduate students pay an average of $33,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIU are $33,609 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Graceland Lamoni are $31,920 a year.
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Grand View University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
Grand View University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5,886 |
| Minnesota | 25,582 |
| South Dakota | 2,186 |
| Missouri | 16,143 |
| Nebraska | 4,665 |
| North Dakota | 2,083 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 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.