2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 103 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Waldorf University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Waldorf are $4,835 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Stephens 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 . 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Stephens also did well on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Marty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mount Marty is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in the Plains States Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Newman University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Newman University graduate students pay an average of $8,484 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 per year.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Health Professions at Rasmussen University - North Dakota Report
Morningside College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. 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.
Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NWU are $7,580 per year.
Read full report on Health Professions at Nebraska Wesleyan University
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.
CMU CGES graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.
Full Health Professions at Southwest Baptist University Report
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
Full Health Professions at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the 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 out-of-state graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 a year.
Bethel University Minnesota excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Logan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Logan University graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Dubuque did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $7,940 a year.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
Full Health Professions at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report
Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
Concordia College Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Health Professions at Concordia College at Moorhead
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions graduate students in the Plains States Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Concordia University, Nebraska | Seward, NE |
| 18 | Ottawa University - Kansas City | Overland Park, KS |
| 19 | Clarkson College | Omaha, NE |
| 20 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 20 | Ottawa University - Online | Ottawa, KS |
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 26 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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