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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$28,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,708 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 577 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Iowa to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in Iowa for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Iowa accumulate an average of around $26,965 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $289, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Iowa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $9,634 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa State is ranked #4 for overall quality for allied health in Iowa.

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#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year.

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#4

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

Out of the 10 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Allen College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waterloo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Allen College are $19,718 a year.

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#5

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NWC are $33,590 a year.

NWC also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#6

Luther College

Decorah, IA

Luther College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Decorah.

Luther undergraduate students pay an average of $46,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Luther did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#7

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

With a ranking of #7, Briar Cliff University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Briar Cliff are $33,998 per year.

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#8

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UIU undergraduate students pay an average of $33,609 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

Clarke University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clarke are $36,870 per year.

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#10

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Coe College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Coe is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coe are $48,822 a year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 756
Missouri 1,137
Nebraska 596
Kansas 576
South Dakota 217
North Dakota 170

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Related 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
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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