Nursing at University of Iowa

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if University of Iowa is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318. Of the 410 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa in 2021, 215 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Iowa

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Iowa does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Iowa Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Iowa compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Iowa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	61
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	122
	219
	330
	344
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,726

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Iowa. This makes it the #523 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 51 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Iowa Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $59,083. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Iowa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Iowa.

Iowa Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 215 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Iowa in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	179
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Iowa Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 5 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Iowa, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 51 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	215
Nursing Practice	20
School Nursing	11
Nurse Anesthetist	10
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	8
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	8
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	8
Nursing Science	4
Clinical Nurse Leader	4

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Medical Science
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses	33,770	$59,130
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,670	$85,800
Nurse Practitioners	1,830	$106,290
Nursing Instructors and Professors	760	$80,490
Nurse Anesthetists	320	$209,130

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.