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2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$25,924 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,865 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

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 medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri State are $6,858 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Missouri State University - Springfield

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $11,255 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mizzou not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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#3

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fontbonne University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Fontbonne University graduate students pay an average of $14,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

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 city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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 #5 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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.

Full Public Health at A T Still University of Health Sciences Report

Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

WUSTL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Read full report on Public Health at Washington University in St Louis

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 962
Kansas 107
Iowa 310
Nebraska 149
North Dakota 46
South Dakota 45

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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