Best Nursing Programs for Working Adults in Iowa ( 2026 )

Western Governors University

BSNOnline

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Pre-Licensure)

$35,700 total36 mo program92% NCLEX pass rate55% grad rate

BSNOnline

Aspen University

BSN — Pre-Licensure

$28,800 total36 mo program60% grad rate

BSNOnline

National University

BSN — Pre-Licensure

$45,000 total36 mo program62% grad rate

Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences

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BSNOnline

BSN (Pre-Licensure Online)

$52,000 total36 mo program91% NCLEX pass rate82% grad rate

BSNOnline

Excelsior University

BSN Completion

$30,000 total36 mo program58% grad rate

Southern New Hampshire University

BSNOnline

BSN Completion

$50,400 total48 mo program70% grad rate

American Public University System

BSNOnline

BSN Completion

$27,000 total36 mo program58% grad rate

DNPOnline

Regis College

$60,000 total36 mo program82% grad rate

DNPOnline

Simmons University

$75,000 total36 mo program83% grad rate

DNPOnline

Capella University

$46,800 total42 mo program58% grad rate

DNPOnline

Johns Hopkins University

$88,000 total36 mo program92% grad rate

DNPOnline

Grand Canyon University

$30,000 total36 mo program68% grad rate

University of Texas at Arlington

DNPOnline

$36,120 total36 mo program76% grad rate

DNPOnline

Walden University

$51,000 total48 mo program65% grad rate

DNPOnline

Liberty University

$28,620 total36 mo program72% grad rate

University of Pennsylvania

DNPOnline

$108,000 total36 mo program93% grad rate

DNPOnline

University of Phoenix

$51,840 total36 mo program55% grad rate

University of Michigan — Flint

DNPOnline

$31,104 total36 mo program78% grad rate

DNPOnline

Sacred Heart University

$65,000 total36 mo program78% grad rate

DNPOnline

Drexel University

$45,000 total36 mo program75% grad rate

George Washington University

DNPOnline

$78,000 total36 mo program82% grad rate

DNPOnline

Gonzaga University

$38,880 total36 mo program82% grad rate

DNPOnline

Maryville University

$36,000 total36 mo program74% grad rate

Michigan State University

DNPOnline

$39,600 total36 mo program79% grad rate

DNPOnline

Penn State World Campus

$36,960 total36 mo program72% grad rate

DNPOnline

Chamberlain University

$45,000 total36 mo program62% grad rate

DNP — Executive Leadership

DNPOnline

Purdue University Global

$36,000 total36 mo program65% grad rate

MSNOnline

Liberty University

MSN

$19,980 total24 mo program72% grad rate

University of Texas at Arlington

MSNOnline

MSN — Administration

$24,120 total24 mo program76% grad rate

University of Texas at Arlington

MSNOnline

MSN — Education

$24,120 total24 mo program76% grad rate

MSNOnline

Simmons University

$67,200 total36 mo program83% grad rate

MSNOnline

West Coast University

$42,000 total36 mo program73% grad rate

Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences

MSNOnline

$36,000 total36 mo program82% grad rate

George Washington University

MSNOnline

$72,500 total36 mo program82% grad rate

MSNOnline

Walden University

$48,150 total36 mo program65% grad rate

MSNOnline

Liberty University

$26,640 total36 mo program72% grad rate

MSNOnline

Keiser University

$32,000 total30 mo program67% grad rate

MSNOnline

University of Phoenix

$46,080 total36 mo program55% grad rate

MSNOnline

Gonzaga University

$24,300 total30 mo program82% grad rate

Michigan State University

MSNOnline

$27,000 total30 mo program79% grad rate

MSNOnline

National University

$18,000 total30 mo program62% grad rate

MSNOnline

Sacred Heart University

$46,000 total30 mo program78% grad rate

University of Pennsylvania

MSNOnline

$86,000 total24 mo program93% grad rate

MSNOnline

Drexel University

$31,275 total30 mo program75% grad rate

MSNOnline

Grand Canyon University

$30,625 total36 mo program68% grad rate

MSNOnline

Maryville University

$25,440 total30 mo program74% grad rate

MSNOnline

Johns Hopkins University

$58,000 total24 mo program92% grad rate

MSNOnline

Regis College

$46,800 total30 mo program82% grad rate

MSN — Health Care Quality & Patient Safety

MSNOnline

Grand Canyon University

$22,050 total24 mo program68% grad rate

DNPOnline + Campus

University of Cincinnati

$33,840 total36 mo program80% grad rate

DNPOnline + Campus

Arizona State University

$42,000 total36 mo program65% grad rate

MSNOnline + Campus

University of Cincinnati

$22,560 total36 mo program80% grad rate

MSNOnline + Campus

Indiana State University

$23,000 total36 mo program73% grad rate