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Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Iowa

2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Iowa

6 Schools Ranked
$26,217 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,038 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Iowa to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa
592 Total Awards
$24,526 Average Tuition & Fees
$22,767 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Waldorf University to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Iowa. This small private for-profit school is located in Forest City, Iowa, and it awarded 592 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $24,526 to cover tuition and fees at Waldorf. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,767 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 39% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full Waldorf University Report

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
1,004 Total Awards
$33,639 Average Tuition & Fees
$26,492 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Iowa list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 1,004 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $33,639 to cover tuition and fees at UIU. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from UIU accumulate an average of $26,492 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Upper Iowa University Report

274 Total Awards
$19,664 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mercy College of Health Sciences is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 274 students in 2021-2022.

Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Mercy College of Health Sciences accumulate an average of $19,664 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Mercy College of Health Sciences Report

#4

Allen College

Waterloo, Iowa
148 Total Awards
$20,008 Average Tuition & Fees
$16,496 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Allen College is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Waterloo, Iowa, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 148 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

Allen College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $20,008. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Allen College accumulate an average of $16,496 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full Allen College Report

281 Total Awards
$31,970 Average Tuition & Fees
$22,242 Avg Student Debt

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Graceland University - Lamoni helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Iowa. Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 281 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

If you want to attend Graceland Lamoni, expect to pay an average of $31,970 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Graceland Lamoni accumulate an average of $22,242 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 4% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

St Luke's College

Sioux City, Iowa
18 Total Awards
$20,940 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,597 Avg Student Debt

With a ranking of #6, St Luke’s College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 18 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $20,940 to cover tuition and fees at St Luke’s College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from St Luke’s College accumulate an average of $23,597 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.

Full St Luke’s College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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