Iowa’s five accredited PA sponsors are spread across Iowa City, West Des Moines, Davenport, Dubuque and Orange City. Their cohort calendars and tuition structures differ, so location alone is not enough to build a practical shortlist.
Program and cost sources checked November 12, 2026.
Program locations and accreditation are checked against official sources. Prices retain their published scope and year; estimates and incomplete totals are identified instead of silently filling gaps.
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Verified totals matching your selected cost basis come first. Other prices and estimates remain below, alphabetically. Rate years can differ; this is not a ranking of total attendance cost.
Tuition rows total $55,230 + $44,184 + $11,046 for the 26-month program. The same tuition applies regardless of residency. Fees, insurance and living costs are extra; future tuition can change.
55230 + 44184 + 11046 = 110460
Published tuition total is $93,960; program fees add $4,095 for $98,055 combined. Personal expenses and clinical travel are separate, and the institution warns that costs may change.
One Price Tuition Plan publishes $119,848 in tuition and fees across eight semesters. This is a combined cost, not tuition alone. Living and personal costs are additional.
Same tuition for residents and nonresidents. Institutional and program fees are separately listed at $9,659.50. Indirect cost budgets are not part of tuition.
Published tuition-only totals; university, clinical and equipment fees are separate. Confirm rates for your entering cohort because the table itself is not dated.
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The University of Iowa separates resident and nonresident tuition. Private Iowa schools publish a single cohort amount or estimate, and St. Ambrose combines tuition and fees in its OnePrice figure. Compare categories before using these amounts to identify the cheapest option.
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern College | $93,960 all students | Summer 2026 entering; class of 2028 |
| University of Dubuque | $105,000 all students | Fall 2026 entering; cohort 2028 |
| Program | Published cost | Rate / cohort |
|---|---|---|
| St. Ambrose University | $119,848 all students | Summer 2026 cohort |
Tables are ordered by resident or flat cost where available. Nonresident amounts are shown alongside. Open a program’s source to confirm the rate for your entering class.
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Explore the Dashboard →Des Moines University identifies its West Des Moines campus. Avoid older addresses when estimating a commute or choosing housing.
Northwestern College identifies a summer 2026 cohort and Dubuque a fall 2026 cohort. Confirm a new quote if you intend to start later.
Iowa’s resident and nonresident totals differ substantially. Obtain the university’s classification before relying on the lower amount.
No. Northwestern College is in Orange City, Iowa; Northwestern University’s PA program is in Chicago.
St. Ambrose publishes a combined OnePrice program amount. Other quotes may exclude required fees or supplies.
Compare the complete degree for your residency and cohort, add fees and living costs, and confirm any undated or projected quote with the program.
Accreditation and state placement use the current ARC-PA roster, with program sites for campus details. Each cost card links to its university source. “Verified” means the displayed amount and scope were located in an official source on the review date; it does not mean the rate applies to every future entering class.
Tuition-only and tuition-plus-fees totals stay separate. Annual and per-term figures are not treated as full-program totals. Calculated estimates are labelled and excluded from full-program sorts. “Not verified” means a reliable comparable amount was not established, not that a program is free.
Continued, Provisional and Probation are accreditation statuses; applicant programs are not yet accredited. “F” identifies a focused visit. Program-specific cost and accreditation details here reflect this state review; the national directory and paid comparison dataset retain their separately dated snapshots.
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