2022 Best Value Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

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Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 14 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in nursing practice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing practice programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$20,738 Average Net Price

$44,594 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nursing Practice Schools in Iowa” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa is $20,738 for Iowa Nursing Practice students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Iowa Nursing Practice Report

#2

Graceland University - Lamoni

Lamoni, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$17,136 Average Net Price

$54,880 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lamoni, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Graceland Lamoni, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Schools in Iowa” ranking. It costs about $17,136 for Iowa Nursing Practice students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Graceland Lamoni.

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• Best Value Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Colleges for Nursing Practice (Income $75-$110k)

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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