2023 Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
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Our analysis found Saint Ambrose University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa.
St. Ambrose University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 15% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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 Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Iowa does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 11 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, Waldorf is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNI does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Graceland University - Lamoni. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
Graceland Lamoni is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking.
Iowa State 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 2019-2020 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Morningside College did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Morningside are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Mount Mercy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Mount Mercy 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, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Dubuque ranked #9 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UD. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 27% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Briar Cliff University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Briar Cliff does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
Grand View University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Grand View University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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