2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in Missouri 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.
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.
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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 Missouri. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year.
CMU CGES also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Truman State University is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Truman State are $8,689 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Truman State also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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 #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mizzou are $11,475 a year.
Mizzou also made our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 36 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri Southern are $7,762 a year.
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Southeast Missouri State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 per year.
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University of Central Missouri came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year.
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Park University 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 #8 on the list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.
Park University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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Missouri Western State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. 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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Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 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 #10 on the list. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MBTS are $9,020 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 5,886 |
Minnesota | 25,582 |
Iowa | 6,876 |
South Dakota | 2,186 |
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.