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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in Iowa

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

Health Sciences & Services is the #25 most popular major in Iowa with 54 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Colleges.

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the most popular school in Iowa for health sciences & services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the # 2 spot on the list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lamoni.

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#3

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Out of the 8 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Luther College

Decorah, IA

The excellent programs at Luther College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences & services schools in Iowa. Luther is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Decorah.

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#5

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clarke University is a great place for health sciences & services students. Located in the city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences & services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

St Luke's College

Sioux City, IA

St Luke’s College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. St Luke's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

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#6

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

With a ranking of #6, Briar Cliff University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students. Briar Cliff is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 143
Missouri 1,041
Minnesota 370
South Dakota 127
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 60

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health sciences & services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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