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2023 Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

5 Schools Ranked
$17,101 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
452 Total Awards
$31,012 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in Iowa for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school awarded 452 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#2

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, Iowa
34 Total Awards
$10,530 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s value ranking, Briar Cliff University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Briar Cliff is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Briar Cliff graduate students pay an average of $10,530 in tuition and fees each year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Briar Cliff. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Briar Cliff is ranked #3 for overall quality in Iowa.

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#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
72 Total Awards
$18,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s value ranking, Saint Ambrose University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 72 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Ambrose University are $18,640 a year.

St. Ambrose University 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 15% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

St. Ambrose University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#4

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
4 Total Awards
$11,176 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Mount Mercy University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Iowa. Mount Mercy University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mount Mercy are $11,176 a year.

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.

Mount Mercy also took the #4 spot in our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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#5

Clarke University

Dubuque, Iowa
42 Total Awards
$14,147 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clarke University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Clarke University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 42 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarke are $14,147 a year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Clarke. In 2019-2020 about 7% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Clarke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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