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2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$11,466 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Lutheran School of Nursing

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Lutheran School of Nursing to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Missouri. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, Lutheran School of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Lutheran School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $10,620 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ozarks Technical Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OTC are $4,924 a year.

Full Health Professions at Ozarks Technical Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Fair Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at State Fair Community College are $4,680 per year.

Full Health Professions at State Fair Community College Report

#4

East Central College

Union, MO

Out of the 42 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central College landed the # 4 spot on the list. East Central College is a small public school located in the rural area of Union.

East Central College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Charles Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cottleville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCC are $5,190 per year.

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Moberly Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. MACC is a small public school located in the town of Moberly.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MACC are $6,150 a year.

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State Technical College of Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

STC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

STC also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.

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Missouri State University - West Plains ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State West Plains is a small public school located in the remote town of West Plains.

Missouri State West Plains undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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North Central Missouri College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Trenton, NCMC is a public college with a small student population.

NCMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at North Central Missouri College Report

#10

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Louis Community College are $5,295 a year.

Full Health Professions at Saint Louis Community College Report

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 42 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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