2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Stephens College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stephens is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in the Plains States Region .
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morningside College is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Morningside graduate students pay an average of $6,516 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Marty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mount Marty are $9,650 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mount Marty also did well on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clarkson College is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Clarkson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Clarkson College graduate students pay an average of $12,294 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 per year.
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Winona State University 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. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 a year.
Winona State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Park University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.
Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lamoni.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Graceland Lamoni are $11,187 a year.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine graduate students pay an average of $22,716 in tuition and fees each year.
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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