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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$21,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,994 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Missouri with 7,577 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Missouri to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

#1

Stephens College

Columbia, MO
$24,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Stephens College the best value school in Missouri for health professions students. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Stephens undergraduate students pay an average of $24,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Stephens also made our Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #3.

Full Health Professions at Stephens College Report

$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$26,060 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Baptist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Missouri list. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Southwest Baptist University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Southwest Baptist University

#4

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO
$6,600 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Logan University is a great value for health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Logan University are $6,600 per year.

Full Health Professions at Logan University Report

#5

Park University

Parkville, MO
$8,853 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Park University is a great value for health professions students. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.

Full Health Professions at Park University Report

#6

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO
$8,689 Average Tuition & Fees

Truman State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Missouri ranking. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Truman State are $8,689 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Truman State University

$21,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Missouri list. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Goldfarb School of Nursing undergraduate students pay an average of $21,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College Report

$8,715 Average Tuition & Fees

Southeast Missouri State University 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. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Southeast Missouri State University

$9,020 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MBTS are $9,020 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO
$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Central Missouri

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
Minnesota 12,836
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 23 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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