2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You
Allied Health Professions is the #18 most popular major in the country with 82,308 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Stephens College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Stephens also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Bethel University Minnesota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.
Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bethel University Minnesota also is in the top 15% of our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Dubuque helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $7,940 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Augsburg University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Augsburg graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in tuition and fees each year.
Augsburg also claimed a spot on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.
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Truman State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population.
Truman State graduate students pay an average of $9,924 in tuition and fees each year.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.
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Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine are $19,065 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Winona State also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,137 |
| Minnesota | 756 |
| Kansas | 576 |
| Iowa | 577 |
| Nebraska | 596 |
| North Dakota | 170 |
| South Dakota | 217 |
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Other Related Allied Health Programs
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Allied Health Professions Related Majors for Allied Health
Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Allied Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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