2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.
The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Featured schools near , edit
2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Stephens College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Stephens graduate students pay an average of $9,230 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stephens is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in the Plains States Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside 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 Morningside are $6,516 a year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mount Marty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clarkson College is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarkson College are $12,294 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 per year.
Winona State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Winona State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Park University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.
Graceland University - Lamoni ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.
Graceland Lamoni graduate students pay an average of $11,187 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Health Professions at Graceland University - Lamoni
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Health Professions at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine 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 Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $22,716 a year.
Read full report on Health Professions at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
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 |
More Health Professions Rankings in the Plains States Region
Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
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.
Featured Schools
Request Info | Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs. Learn More > |