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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$14,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Minnesota 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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

Winona State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $9,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 3 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

Full Health Professions at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Minnesota. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $22,716 a year.

Full Health Professions at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Report

#6

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Health Professions at St Catherine University Report

The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Scholastica are $15,502 a year.

Full Health Professions at The College of Saint Scholastica Report

#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $19,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 10 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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