2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 109 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
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Our analysis found Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
CMU CGES undergraduate students pay an average of $6,720 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year.
Bellevue University also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ottawa University - Online. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Online are $12,616 per year.
Ottawa University - Online excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bemidji State University is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bemidji State University are $9,806 a year.
Bemidji State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Southwest Minnesota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,482 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $12,869 per year.
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Minot State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU are $8,163 a year.
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University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the distant town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public school with a small student population.
UMN Crookston undergraduate students pay an average of $12,514 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year.
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Capella University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Capella University are $14,148 a year.
Park University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region 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 tuition and fees each year.
Herzing University - Minneapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Minneapolis, Herzing University - Minneapolis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Herzing University - Minneapolis are $14,200 a year.
South Dakota State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of South Dakota came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.
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Clarkson College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Clarkson College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,880 in tuition and fees each year.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Stephens College | Columbia, MO |
| 18 | North Dakota State University - Main Campus | Fargo, ND |
| 19 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 20 | Cox College | Springfield, MO |
| 21 | Rasmussen University - North Dakota | Fargo, ND |
| 21 | Winona State University | Winona, MN |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5,886 |
| Minnesota | 25,582 |
| Iowa | 6,876 |
| South Dakota | 2,186 |
| Missouri | 16,143 |
| Nebraska | 4,665 |
| North Dakota | 2,083 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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