2023 Best Value Public Health Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Health Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value 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.
Top 10 Best Public Health Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri Southern State University the best value school in Missouri for public health students. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.
Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $7,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for public health students. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ozarks Technical Community College is a great value for public health students. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OTC are $4,924 per year.
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The excellent programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Missouri. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
Truman State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,689 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public health graduates from Truman State take out $26,300 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Saint Louis Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Louis Community College are $5,295 a year.
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St Charles Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Missouri list. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cottleville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCC are $5,190 a year.
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Park University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Schools in Missouri list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public health programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Health Schools in Missouri rankings.
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Missouri Western State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri Western are $7,930 a year.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public health students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region
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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 16 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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