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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

5 Schools Ranked
$118,179 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing 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

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
920 Total Awards
$12,564 Average Tuition & Fees
$111,615 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Iowa is a large public school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 920 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from Iowa accumulate an average of $111,615 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa
5 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Morningside College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 5 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

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

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#3

Allen College

Waterloo, Iowa
3 Total Awards
$19,200 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Allen College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Iowa. Allen College is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#4

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, Iowa
32 Total Awards
$9,554 Average Tuition & Fees
$138,757 Avg Student Debt

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 University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 32 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $138,757 in student loans. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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6 Total Awards
$11,905 Average Tuition & Fees
$45,049 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Graceland University - Lamoni. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in Lamoni, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.

On average, doctor’s degree students take out $45,049 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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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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