2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Health Sciences & Services
Our analysis found State Fair Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Missouri. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at State Fair Community College are $4,680 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, State Fair Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for health science in Missouri.
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Out of the 2 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryan University are $15,782 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 401 |
Iowa | 55 |
Nebraska | 91 |
Kansas | 143 |
South Dakota | 135 |
North Dakota | 11 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
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 |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 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.