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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in Iowa

9 Colleges
$52,640 Avg Salary
$19,776 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, 178 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health professions students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the allied health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

The excellent programs at Saint Ambrose University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Iowa. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dubuque. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in Iowa list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

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#5

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

The excellent programs at Loras College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Grand View University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in Iowa ranking. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

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#7

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

Northwestern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 426
Minnesota 162
Kansas 55
Nebraska 175
North Dakota 40
South Dakota 40

Allied Health Professions is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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