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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

6 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

Our analysis found Graceland University - Lamoni to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Nursing at Graceland University - Lamoni Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Allen College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Waterloo, Allen College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

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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 graduate certificate. Located in the city of Sioux City, Briar Cliff is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

Clarke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Clarke is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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