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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$12,170 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

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

Health Professions is the most popular major in Missouri with 16,143 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Missouri 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

Our analysis found Stephens College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 per year.

Stephens did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri State are $6,858 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CMU CGES are $6,435 a year.

Full Health Professions at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies Report

Out of the 28 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Baptist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Logan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #6, Park University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.

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#7

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Goldfarb School of Nursing are $10,872 a year.

Full Health Professions at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College Report

University of Missouri - Columbia 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 #9 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $11,255 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

Full Health Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

Southeast Missouri State University graduate students pay an average of $6,611 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 Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
Minnesota 25,582
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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