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Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$13,953 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

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

Health Professions is the most popular major in Minnesota with 25,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Minnesota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Minnesota. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Winona State graduate students pay an average of $8,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Winona State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, NWHSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

NWHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,716 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $22,716 per year.

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#7

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Augsburg are $13,500 a year.

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The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 per year.

St. Scholastica also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #1.

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#9

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #9, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.

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#10

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

St. Kate’s graduate students pay an average of $17,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Kate’s also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
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 13 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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