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Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

56 Colleges
$11,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

Our analysis found University of Jamestown to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UJ graduate students pay an average of $4,106 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Morningside College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Mount Marty University

Yankton, SD

Out of the 56 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Marty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mount Marty are $9,650 a year.

Mount Marty not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southwest Baptist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 a year.

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#5

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Logan University is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Logan University are $8,100 a year.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

With a ranking of #8, University of Mary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMary are $13,304 a year.

UMary also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #9, Webster University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Webster is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nebraska Methodist College are $12,158 per year.

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Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools 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

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).

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