2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 28,090 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for health professions 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Jamestown to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UJ are $4,106 a year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Morningside College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morningside are $6,516 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Mount Marty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Yankton.
Mount Marty graduate students pay an average of $9,650 in tuition and fees each year.
Mount Marty also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwest Baptist University is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Logan University is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Logan University graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in tuition and fees each year.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
With a ranking of #8, University of Mary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMary are $13,304 per year.
UMary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Webster University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Webster are $13,500 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Webster also did well on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Nebraska Methodist College graduate students pay an average of $12,158 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,489 |
| Missouri | 7,577 |
| Minnesota | 12,836 |
| Iowa | 2,948 |
| North Dakota | 647 |
| Nebraska | 1,943 |
| South Dakota | 515 |
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Majors Related to Health Professions
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 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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