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Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$28,877 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,672 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 840 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Iowa to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa

Check out the allied health bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in Iowa for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $10,353 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Iowa accumulate an average of around $24,044 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $235, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Iowa Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa State are $10,133 a year.

Iowa State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Iowa State University Report

#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,411 a year.

UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Northern Iowa Report

#4

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Allen College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Allen College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waterloo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Allen College are $20,008 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Allen College Report

#5

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the distant town of Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

NWC undergraduate students pay an average of $34,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NWC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list.

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#6

Luther College

Decorah, IA

Luther College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Decorah.

Luther undergraduate students pay an average of $48,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Luther not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list.

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#7

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

Briar Cliff University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Briar Cliff is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

Briar Cliff undergraduate students pay an average of $34,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIU are $33,639 a year.

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#9

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

Clarke University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Clarke undergraduate students pay an average of $38,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Coe College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Coe is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

Coe undergraduate students pay an average of $50,664 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 851
Missouri 988
Minnesota 719
South Dakota 217
North Dakota 142
Nebraska 498

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • 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.

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