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2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

8 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Iowa to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
654 Total Awards
$12,065 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Iowa. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school awarded 654 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Iowa does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
57 Total Awards
$11,404 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 57 students in 2020-2021.

Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Iowa State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Simpson College

Indianola, Iowa
2 Total Awards
$6,606 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Indianola, Iowa. It awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Simpson College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Simpson College Report

#4

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
1 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Upper Iowa University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Upper Iowa University Report

#4

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
1 Total Awards
$9,440 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand View University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Grand View University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$32,530 Average Tuition & Fees

Maharishi International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MIU. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Wartburg College

Waverly, Iowa
$22,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Wartburg College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business programs.

If you are interested in distance education, Wartburg is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#6

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
$11,988 Average Tuition & Fees

Drake University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Iowa ranking.

Drake does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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%.

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