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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$29,391 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,376 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked #105 in the country. In fact 1,746 degrees and certificates were 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. 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 Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Sciences & Services

#1

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Our analysis found Creighton University to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Creighton graduate students pay an average of $19,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Creighton University

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

A T Still University of Health Sciences graduate students pay an average of $42,128 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Iowa State University

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 55
Minnesota 38
Iowa 1
Kansas 0
Nebraska 31
South Dakota 9

One of 29 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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