2025 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

a bachelor's degree in allied health professions is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #57 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of allied health professions. Combined, these schools handed out 95 bachelor's degrees in allied health professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for allied health professions students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in Iowa

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for allied health professions students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Allied Health

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

47 Annual Graduates

$61,373 Median Starting Salary

$19,789 Median Student Debt

University of Iowa is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in allied health professions. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the allied health program report average early career earnings of $61,373.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from University of Iowa

2

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

22 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in allied health professions needs to check out University of Northern Iowa. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls.More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from University of Northern Iowa

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	240
Minnesota	215	102
Kansas	184	158
Nebraska	180	191
North Dakota	149	95
South Dakota	148	18

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

Allied Health Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	42
Athletic Training	40
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	6
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	5
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	1
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,169
Communication Sciences	120
Public Health	111
Health Sciences & Services	106
Health & Medical Administrative Services	91
Alternative Medicine & Systems	47
Health/Medical Prep Programs	39
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	38
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	13

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.