2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 888 degrees and certificates were awarded to public health students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public health 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.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Health
Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.
Mizzou also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fontbonne University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Missouri. Fontbonne University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fontbonne University are $14,400 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SLU are $22,614 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SLU is ranked #5 for overall quality for public health in Missouri.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means A T Still University of Health Sciences is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A T Still University of Health Sciences graduate students pay an average of $42,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 962 |
| Kansas | 107 |
| Iowa | 310 |
| Nebraska | 149 |
| North Dakota | 46 |
| South Dakota | 45 |
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Public 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 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
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).
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