2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 1,081 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #16 most popular major in Missouri.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year. Health Science majors at Mizzou take out an average of $22,421 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $406.
Mizzou also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $8,294 per year. On average, health science graduates from Missouri State take out $29,404 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Out of the 14 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from UCM carry an average student debtload of $26,721.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMKC are $11,271 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at UMKC accumulate an average of around $28,382 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $181, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Stephens College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Stephens undergraduate students pay an average of $24,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Stephens excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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Lindenwood University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
Lindenwood University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Maryville U are $27,166 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Maryville U carry an average student debtload of $24,399.
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With a ranking of #9, Evangel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Evangel are $25,748 a year.
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Bryan University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bryan University are $15,782 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 401 |
| Kansas | 143 |
| Iowa | 55 |
| Nebraska | 91 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
| South Dakota | 135 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Health Science
| 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 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.