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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,289 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 6,840 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Kansas City the best value school in Missouri for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $11,745 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Missouri - Kansas City

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Maryville U are $15,696 per year.

Maryville U also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Nursing at Maryville University of Saint Louis

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Goldfarb School of Nursing are $10,872 per year.

Full Nursing at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College Report

#4

Research College of Nursing

Kansas City, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Research College of Nursing. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Research College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Research College of Nursing graduate students pay an average of $10,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Research College of Nursing

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $12,528 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Missouri - St Louis

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SLU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

Read full report on Nursing at Saint Louis University

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Nebraska 1,908
North Dakota 976
South Dakota 1,022

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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