2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,550 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States.

Across Iowa, there were 14 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing practice 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 nursing practice program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Iowa (With Aid)

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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#2

Graceland University - Lamoni

Lamoni, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$17,647 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #2 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 6 doctorate’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 Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Graceland Lamoni are $17,647.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (With Aid)

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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