2023 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa
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Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 874 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Iowa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 606 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in Ames, Iowa, the large public school awarded 496 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Iowa State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 16 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Drake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 257 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Drake does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 16 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Ambrose University landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 76 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
St. Ambrose University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 15% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a small private not-for-profit school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 310 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 42% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Clarke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Clarke does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 7% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Briar Cliff University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 34 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Briar Cliff does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Dubuque came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UD, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 27% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Northern Iowa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 13% of those degree recipients were women.
UNI does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Morningside College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Morningside is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #12, Allen College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Allen College is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Allen College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Mount Mercy University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Mount Mercy does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Graceland University - Lamoni ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Lamoni, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Graceland Lamoni. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #14, Maharishi International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Iowa, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MIU. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at FBBC&TS. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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