2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 106 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Waldorf University the best value school in the Plains States Region for health professions students. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Waldorf are $23,666 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Jamestown helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools 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 undergraduate student at UJ are $23,498 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephens College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Stephens undergraduate students pay an average of $24,570 in tuition and fees each year.
Stephens excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Out of the 106 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Marty University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mount Marty is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Yankton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mount Marty are $29,980 per year.
Mount Marty also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Out of the 106 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Newman University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Newman University undergraduate students pay an average of $34,460 in tuition and fees each year.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota undergraduate students pay an average of $13,558 in tuition and fees each year.
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Morningside College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morningside are $35,270 per year.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 a year.
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Southwest Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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 undergraduate student at Southwest Baptist University are $26,060 a year.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWU are $38,334 per year.
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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
CMU CGES undergraduate students pay an average of $6,720 in tuition and fees each year.
Logan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Logan University are $6,600 per year.
With a ranking of #13, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bethel University Minnesota are $40,080 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bethel University Minnesota also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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University of Dubuque came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.
UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,010 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Dubuque
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 17 | Concordia University, Nebraska | Seward, NE |
| 18 | Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Winona, MN |
| 19 | North Dakota State University - Main Campus | Fargo, ND |
| 20 | Ottawa University - Kansas City | Overland Park, KS |
| 21 | Clarkson College | Omaha, NE |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges 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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