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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

28 Colleges
$15,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Missouri with 6,840 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at CMU CGES accumulate an average of around $29,850 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CMU CGES is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Missouri.

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#2

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Truman State are $8,689 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Truman State take out $23,304 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Truman State also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at UCM accumulate an average of around $27,578 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $145.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Southeast Missouri State University accumulate an average of around $28,330 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $129, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Missouri State carry an average student debtload of $21,673.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mizzou are $11,475 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Mizzou take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,696. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $425.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Missouri.

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With a ranking of #7, Missouri Western State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Western are $7,930 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Missouri Western take out $27,693 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Missouri Southern State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.

Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $7,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at Missouri Southern take out an average of $31,478 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#9

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO

Lincoln University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small city of Jefferson City, LU Missouri is a public college with a small student population.

LU Missouri undergraduate students pay an average of $8,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from LU Missouri take out $30,947 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #10, Chamberlain University - Missouri did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Chamberlain - Missouri is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of St. Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chamberlain - Missouri are $19,820 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Chamberlain - Missouri take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $37,103. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $256, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
Iowa 2,966
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
South Dakota 1,022
North Dakota 976

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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