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Iowa Board of Nursing

ARNP Nursing Education Programs

Title Campus Location(s) Programs Offered Website
Allen College - Doctorate
  • Waterloo
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Allen College
Allen College - MSN with Advanced Practice Cert. Prog.
  • Waterloo
  • Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Adult Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Post Master's Certificate Program
Allen College
Briar Cliff University - MSN and Post-Graduate Certificate Programs for APRNs
  • Sioux City
  • MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner
  • MSN - Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
  • MSN - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Briar Cliff University
Clarke University - Doctorate
  • Dubuque
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Nurse Educator and Organizational Leader 
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Clarke University Nursing
Graceland University - Doctorate
  • Independence, MO
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Organizational Leadership 
Graceland University
Graceland University - MSN with Advanced Practice Cert. Prog.
  • Independence, MO
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Post Master's Certificate Program 
Graceland University School of Nursing
Mount Mercy University - Doctorate
  • Cedar Rapids
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Family Nurse Practitioner
Mount Mercy University - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Mount Mercy University - Dept of Nursing
University of Iowa - Doctorate
  • Iowa City
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (Ph.D.)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP):
  • Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Health Systems
  • MSN to DNP     
U of I College of Nursing