2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Missouri. In fact, 2,207 were awarded in the state 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing 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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CMU CGES are $6,435 per year.
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Out of the 16 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $6,858 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Southwest Baptist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Missouri. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
Goldfarb School of Nursing graduate students pay an average of $10,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southeast Missouri State University are $6,611 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.
With a ranking of #7, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCM are $9,156 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Research College of Nursing did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Research College of Nursing is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
Research College of Nursing graduate students pay an average of $10,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
UMKC graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.
Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5,809 |
| Iowa | 462 |
| Kansas | 311 |
| Nebraska | 414 |
| North Dakota | 100 |
| South Dakota | 94 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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).
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