2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school awarded 1,262 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 230 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 17 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the # 3 spot on the list. Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Graceland Lamoni is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Out of the 17 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Allen College is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Waterloo, Iowa that handed out 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Allen College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Briar Cliff University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Morningside College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Morningside is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Saint Ambrose University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 14% were women.
St. Ambrose University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 15% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Drake University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Drake University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Drake does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Simpson College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Simpson College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northwestern College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Northwestern College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Orange City, Iowa that handed out 3 graduate certificates 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 NWC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Upper Iowa University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
UIU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Clarke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Clarke University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Clarke. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 7% took at least some of their classes online.
Grand View University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Grand View University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Grand View 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Wartburg College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
Since the graduate programs at Wartburg are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Loras College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Loras. In fact, around 44% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #14, Maharishi International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
MIU 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 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 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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