Nursing Schools In Iowa
In Iowa, there are 34 accredited schools where nursing classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Iowa's nursing academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in nursing includes nursing training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Iowa Vs. National Nursing Employment
| Iowa | 65,020 |
| National | 5,150,780 |
Approximately 1% of the country's nursing professionals work in Iowa state.
Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In Iowa
| 63,540 | 62,030 | 62,870 | 63,530 | 65,020 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Nursing is a growing field in Iowa. 1,480 more nursing professionals were working in Iowa in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of nursing has grown by 2% in Iowa. This growth is slower than the national trend for nursing professionals which shows a 7% increase in the number of nursing professionals working around the nation.
Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in Iowa
| $53,392 | $55,606 | $52,516 | $55,136 | $52,642 |
| $40,051 | $42,531 | $43,384 | $44,580 | $45,125 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Nursing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of nursing professionals is growing, the salaries paid to nursing professionals are decreasing in Iowa. Nursing professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $53,392 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $52,642 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in Iowa
10th percentile |
$34,192 |
25th percentile |
$40,268 |
50th percentile |
$48,672 |
75th percentile |
$59,914 |
90th percentile |
$72,740 |
Thus, there was a 1% decline in nursing professionals' salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. Within the field of nursing, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid nursing professionals earning 113% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Iowa state.
Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in Iowa
BSN |
$51,970 |
Forensic Nursing |
$75,465 |
Gerontology |
$60,694 |
Nursing |
$52,642 |
RN to BSN |
$51,970 |
In Iowa, nursing professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Nursing programs available for each degree type for all schools in Iowa
associate |
20 |
bachelor |
17 |
master |
16 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
39 |
| Total | 93 |
As the number of nursing professionals is increasing in Iowa state, the number of students graduating from the 34 accredited nursing schools in Iowa state is also increasing. In 2006, 347 students graduated from nursing courses in Iowa. And in 2010, 4,683 students graduated.
Thus there was a 1250% percent increase in the number of nursing school degree or certificate graduates in Iowa. Most of these graduates, or 42%, earned a undergraduate certificate in nursing.