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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$12,147 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Iowa with 2,948 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

#1

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Our analysis found Waldorf University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Located in the remote town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Waldorf graduate students pay an average of $4,835 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morningside College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

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

Full Health Professions at Morningside College Report

#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $7,940 per year.

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

UNI graduate students pay an average of $10,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa 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 made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

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Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. 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.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa State are $11,404 a year.

Full Health Professions at Iowa State University Report

#8

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mount Mercy are $11,176 a year.

Full Health Professions at Mount Mercy University Report

#9

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

Grand View University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Grand View University graduate students pay an average of $9,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine are $19,065 a year.

Full Health Professions at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,489
Missouri 7,577
Minnesota 12,836
North Dakota 647
Nebraska 1,943
South Dakota 515

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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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