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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,594 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Health Sciences & Services

Our 2023 rankings named College of Saint Mary the best value school in the Plains States Region for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Saint Mary graduate students pay an average of $17,638 in tuition and fees each year.

Saint Mary also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Creighton is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Creighton University Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services schools 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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