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

5 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular online school in Iowa for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morningside College is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Sioux City.

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#3

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Allen College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Briar Cliff University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Briar Cliff is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Briar Cliff University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Graceland University - Lamoni is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Graceland University - Lamoni

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 5 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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