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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,953 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

Check out the allied health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Allied Health Professions

#1

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

Our analysis found University of Dubuque to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UD are $7,940 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Dubuque

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $10,569 per year.

UNI also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Northern Iowa Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine are $19,065 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center Report

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa also made our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #2.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Iowa Report

#5

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grand View University is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

Grand View University graduate students pay an average of $9,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Grand View University

#6

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

St. Ambrose University graduate students pay an average of $18,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Ambrose University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Saint Ambrose University Report

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 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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