2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Iowa

Ranked #8 in popularity, nursing practice is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 doctor's degrees in nursing practice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in nursing practice matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Iowa ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of nursing practice students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nursing practice.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in Iowa

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Practice Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Graceland University - Lamoni
Lamoni, IA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Graceland University - Lamoni if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Lamoni. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Iowa.

There were approximately 6 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Graceland Lamoni in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Graceland University - Lamoni

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Iowa.

There were roughly 1 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Iowa

3

Allen College
Waterloo, IA

Allen College is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Waterloo, Allen College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Allen College

3

Clarke University
Dubuque, IA

Clarke University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Clarke is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dubuque. More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Clarke University

3

Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing practice needs to look into Morningside College. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Morningside College

 

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Practice Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	198	338
Missouri	164	119
Kansas	126	70
Nebraska	91	81
North Dakota	78	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Practice

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Practice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Practice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	46
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	11
Nurse Anesthetist	11
School Nursing	10
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	8
Nursing Science	3
Nursing Administration	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.