2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for allied health 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Stephens College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 a year.
Stephens also made our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 a year.
Bethel University Minnesota also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Dubuque helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
UD graduate students pay an average of $7,940 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Augsburg graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in tuition and fees each year.
Augsburg also made our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #5.
Truman State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 a year.
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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate students pay an average of $19,065 in tuition and fees each year.
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Winona State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 per year.
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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 756 |
| Iowa | 577 |
| Nebraska | 596 |
| Missouri | 1,137 |
| Kansas | 576 |
| South Dakota | 217 |
| North Dakota | 170 |
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Allied Health Professions Related Majors for Allied Health
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Allied Health Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Allied Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
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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