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2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

4 Schools Ranked
$13,129 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,337 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Iowa to see which online undergraduate certificate 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:

96 Total Awards
$16,753 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Eastern Iowa Community College District to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a medium-sized public school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 96 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Eastern Iowa Community Colleges accumulate an average of $16,753 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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67 Total Awards
$19,190 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great place for healthcare students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, the small public school handed out 67 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,190 in student loans. Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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63 Total Awards
$6,540 Average Tuition & Fees
$14,120 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Iowa Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwest Iowa Community College is a small public school situated in Sheldon, Iowa. It awarded 63 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Northwest Iowa Community College is $6,540. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,840. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,120 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.

Around 68% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Allen College

Waterloo, Iowa
$19,718 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Allen College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list.

If you want to attend Allen College, expect to pay an average of $19,718 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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