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2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Missouri with 16,143 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Missouri to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the best school in Missouri for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stephens College is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Out of the 28 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. KCU - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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#10

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Cox College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Cox College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
Minnesota 25,582
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
Nebraska 4,665
North Dakota 2,083

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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