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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

5 Schools Ranked

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
$12,065 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best school in Iowa for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Iowa does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Iowa Report

$11,187 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the # 2 spot on the list.

Since the graduate programs at Graceland Lamoni are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

Full Graceland University - Lamoni Report

#3

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Morningside College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Iowa.

Since the graduate programs at Morningside are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#4

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, Iowa
$10,530 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Briar Cliff University landed the # 4 spot on the list.

Briar Cliff 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 fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Briar Cliff University Report

#5

Clarke University

Dubuque, Iowa
$14,147 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clarke University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Clarke. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 7% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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