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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree 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 master’s degree.

Iowa 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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.

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.

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#3

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

If you are interested in distance education, Morningside is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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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.

One thing to take note of is that Briar Cliff does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Briar Cliff University Report

#5

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
$11,176 Average Tuition & Fees

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

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mount Mercy. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Mount Mercy University Report

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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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