2025 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Health Professions is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for health professions students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,033 master's degrees in health professions to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of health professions for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a master'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 health professions students go into to obtain their master'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 health professions related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for health professions students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Iowa Schools for a Master's in Health Professions

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

230 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in health professions. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from University of Iowa

2

Allen College
Waterloo, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Annual Graduates

Allen College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in health professions. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Waterloo.More information about a master’s in health professions from Allen College

3

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in health professions. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames.More information about a master’s in health professions from Iowa State University

4

Graceland University - Lamoni
Lamoni, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

120 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Graceland University - Lamoni if you want to pursue a master's degree in health professions. Located in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from Graceland University - Lamoni

5

Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Morningside is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Sioux City.More information about a master’s in health professions from Morningside College

6

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls.More information about a master’s in health professions from University of Northern Iowa

7

Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Annual Graduates

St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Davenport.More information about a master’s in health professions from Saint Ambrose University

8

Grand View University
Des Moines, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Grand View University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from Grand View University

9

Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from Mount Mercy University

10

Northwestern College
Orange City, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

NWC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Orange City.More information about a master’s in health professions from Northwestern College

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	3,644
Minnesota	31	9,527
Kansas	30	593
Nebraska	29	774
North Dakota	28	321
South Dakota	25	223

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	227
Allied Health Professions	183
Public Health	139
Communication Sciences	107
Mental & Social Health Services	88
Health & Medical Administrative Services	72
Alternative Medicine & Systems	59
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	54
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	26
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	20

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.