2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 103 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Waldorf University the best value school in the Plains States Region for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Forest City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Waldorf are $4,835 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Stephens 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 . Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Stephens also is in the top 10% of our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mount Marty University is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mount Marty are $9,650 per year.
Mount Marty also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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Out of the 103 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Newman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Newman University graduate students pay an average of $8,484 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 per year.
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Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in tuition and fees each year.
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Morningside College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 per year.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NWU are $7,580 per year.
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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CMU CGES are $6,435 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in tuition and fees each year.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
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Bethel University Minnesota came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Bethel University Minnesota excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Logan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Logan University graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Dubuque did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $7,940 per year.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
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Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia College Moorhead are $10,620 per year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Concordia University, Nebraska | Seward, NE |
| 18 | Ottawa University - Kansas City | Overland Park, KS |
| 19 | Clarkson College | Omaha, NE |
| 20 | Ottawa University - Online | Ottawa, KS |
| 20 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis, MN |
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 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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