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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,289 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Kansas City to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $11,745 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Maryville U are $15,696 per year.

Maryville U also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Goldfarb School of Nursing are $10,872 a year.

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#4

Research College of Nursing

Kansas City, MO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Research College of Nursing helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Research College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Research College of Nursing graduate students pay an average of $10,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $12,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SLU also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.

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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 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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