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2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$20,714 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,096 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, public health students earned 683 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public health 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

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 University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Missouri. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

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

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SLU is ranked #4 for overall quality for public health in Missouri.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 740
Iowa 193
Kansas 60
Nebraska 98
North Dakota 29
South Dakota 27

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

Majors Similar to Public Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Article 25 Flickr.

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