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 medium-sized city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 per year.
Stephens excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethel University Minnesota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.
Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Bethel University Minnesota 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 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Augsburg University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Augsburg are $13,500 per 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.
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Truman State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 a year.
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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. 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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Winona 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 #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Winona State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Request InformationBest Allied Health Professions Colleges by State
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
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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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.