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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,367 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Iowa. In total, 2,966 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Iowa.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Our analysis found Morningside College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Morningside are $6,516 a year.

Morningside also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Nursing at Morningside College

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $12,065 per year.

Iowa also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #2.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Graceland University - Lamoni helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Iowa. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Graceland Lamoni are $11,187 per year.

Graceland Lamoni did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list.

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#4

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Briar Cliff University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Briar Cliff are $10,530 per year.

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#5

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Allen College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waterloo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Allen College are $18,908 per year.

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#6

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

Clarke University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarke are $14,147 per year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
Missouri 6,840
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
South Dakota 1,022
North Dakota 976

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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