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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$13,367 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 462 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Iowa to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Our analysis found Morningside College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Iowa. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Morningside College

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $12,065 per year.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list.

Full Nursing at University of Iowa Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Graceland University - Lamoni is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Graceland Lamoni graduate students pay an average of $11,187 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Graceland University - Lamoni

#4

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Briar Cliff University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Briar Cliff is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Briar Cliff are $10,530 per year.

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#5

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Allen College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Allen College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Allen College are $18,908 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Allen College

#6

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

Clarke University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Clarke is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

Clarke graduate students pay an average of $14,147 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Clarke University Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,207
Minnesota 5,809
Kansas 311
Nebraska 414
North Dakota 100
South Dakota 94

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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