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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

14 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Missouri with 7,577 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Missouri to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the best school in Missouri for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Maryville University of Saint Louis is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Cox College

Springfield, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cox College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Cox College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #7, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,489
Minnesota 12,836
Iowa 2,948
North Dakota 647
Nebraska 1,943
South Dakota 515

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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