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Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

6 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Iowa to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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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 health professions schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Briar Cliff University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

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#3

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Allen College

Waterloo, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Allen College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waterloo.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Iowa. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges 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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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 6 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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