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2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

7 Schools Ranked
$25,971 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,012 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. 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 Most Popular Online Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Iowa to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
142 Total Awards
$33,609 Average Tuition & Fees
$34,703 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Upper Iowa University the most popular school in Iowa for healthcare students working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 142 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at UIU is $33,609. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $34,703 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa
40 Total Awards
$23,666 Average Tuition & Fees
$27,917 Avg Student Debt

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Waldorf University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Iowa. Waldorf is a private for-profit institution located in Forest City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at Waldorf is $23,666. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,917 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 73% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

St Luke's College

Sioux City, Iowa
40 Total Awards
$20,940 Average Tuition & Fees
$31,663 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Luke’s College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. St Luke’s College is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 40 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend St Luke’s College, expect to pay an average of $20,940 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from St Luke’s College accumulate an average of $31,663 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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293 Total Awards
$32,347 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Mercy College of Health Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Mercy College of Health Sciences is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 293 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,347 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

Around 81% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Allen College

Waterloo, Iowa
157 Total Awards
$19,718 Average Tuition & Fees
$32,608 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Allen College is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Waterloo, Iowa that handed out 157 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Allen College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $19,718. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,608 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

Around 74% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, Iowa
5 Total Awards
$32,765 Avg Student Debt

William Penn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. William Penn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Oskaloosa, Iowa that handed out 5 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $32,765 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 35% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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86 Total Awards
$31,920 Average Tuition & Fees
$27,121 Avg Student Debt

Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lamoni, Iowa. It awarded 86 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $31,920 to cover tuition and fees at Graceland Lamoni. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,121 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 14% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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