2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. 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 Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
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Our analysis found Graceland University - Lamoni to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 176 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Graceland Lamoni are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Allen College is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 65 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
Allen College 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 39 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Morningside. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Briar Cliff University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Briar Cliff University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 27 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Briar Cliff, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. University of Iowa is a large public school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 5 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Iowa. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Mount Mercy University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Mount Mercy, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Ambrose University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking.
St. Ambrose University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 15% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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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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