2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Waldorf University the best value school in Iowa for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
Waldorf graduate students pay an average of $4,835 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morningside College is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dubuque. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $7,940 per year.
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Out of the 13 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
UNI graduate students pay an average of $10,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNI also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa are $12,065 a year.
Iowa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
Graceland University - Lamoni ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lamoni.
Graceland Lamoni graduate students pay an average of $11,187 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $11,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Mount Mercy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Mount Mercy graduate students pay an average of $11,176 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Grand View University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Grand View University are $9,440 a year.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine are $19,065 a 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 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 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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