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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$13,953 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Minnesota with 12,836 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. 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 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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Minnesota 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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

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 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winona State are $8,756 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Winona State is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Minnesota.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Bloomington, NWHSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

NWHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,716 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine graduate students pay an average of $22,716 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Augsburg graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Scholastica are $15,502 a year.

St. Scholastica not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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#9

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 a year.

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#10

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #10, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

St. Kate’s graduate students pay an average of $17,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

St. Kate’s not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,489
Missouri 7,577
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 13 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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