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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$12,773 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

#1

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Morningside College the best value school in Iowa for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Morningside College Report

Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.

Full Nursing at Graceland University - Lamoni Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 6 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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

Iowa also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

Full Nursing at University of Iowa Report

#4

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Briar Cliff University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Briar Cliff is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Briar Cliff are $10,530 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at Briar Cliff University

#5

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Mount Mercy University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Iowa. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

Mount Mercy graduate students pay an average of $11,176 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Mount Mercy University Report

#6

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

Allen College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Waterloo, Allen College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

Full Nursing at Allen College Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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