2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geriatric Nurse/Nursing is the 618th most popular major in the country with 665 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 21 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geriatric nurse/nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geriatric nurse/nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geriatric nurse/nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree geriatric nursing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in Iowa

#1

Graceland University - Lamoni

Lamoni, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$17,647 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #1 spot on the list. Graceland University - Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Graceland Lamoni, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Graceland Lamoni are $17,647, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Graceland University - Lamoni

#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa

$5,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the #2 spot on the list. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geriatric nursing degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Morningside not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morningside are $5,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Morningside Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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