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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$14,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Minnesota 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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in Minnesota for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Winona State graduate students pay an average of $8,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Winona State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $9,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Saint Cloud State University Report

Out of the 10 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 3 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are $22,716 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #6, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. 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 #4 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Health Professions at St Catherine University Report

The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 per year.

Full Health Professions at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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 10 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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