2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate School for You
Health Sciences & Services is the #34 most popular major in the country with 35,945 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Sciences & Services
Our analysis found Creighton University to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at A T Still University of Health Sciences are $42,128 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.
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Request InformationBest Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,081 |
| Minnesota | 401 |
| Kansas | 143 |
| Iowa | 55 |
| Nebraska | 91 |
| North Dakota | 11 |
| South Dakota | 135 |
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Majors Related to Health Science
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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.