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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$18,271 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,161 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You

Health Sciences & Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 1,081 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science 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 Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Sciences & Services

Our 2023 rankings named State Fair Community College the best value school in Missouri for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.

State Fair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $6,840 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Health is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Health are $12,142 a year.

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#4

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

Columbia College Missouri undergraduate students pay an average of $11,636 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia College Missouri also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #4.

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#5

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rockhurst University is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Rockhurst undergraduate students pay an average of $40,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rockhurst also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Rockhurst University Report

#6

Bryan University

Springfield, MO

Bryan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Bryan University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,782 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 401
Iowa 55
Nebraska 91
Kansas 143
South Dakota 135
North Dakota 11

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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