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2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

36 Colleges
$14,046 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies the best value school in Missouri for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Full Health Professions at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies Report

#2

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Truman State are $8,689 a year.

Truman State 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 Missouri list.

Full Health Professions at Truman State University Report

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 very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $8,294 per year.

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Out of the 36 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mizzou are $11,475 a year.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. 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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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 a 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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#8

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #8, Park University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Park University are $8,853 a year.

Park University also made our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #4.

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Missouri Western State 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. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Joseph.

Missouri Western undergraduate students pay an average of $7,930 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Missouri Western State University Report

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MBTS are $9,020 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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