2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
With 40,596 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for public health 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.
Top 10 Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UND also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
UNMC graduate students pay an average of $26,961 in tuition and fees each year.
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A T Still University of Health Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A T Still University of Health Sciences graduate students pay an average of $42,128 in tuition and fees each year.
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Wichita State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $15,323 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
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Explore the best public health colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 962 |
| Iowa | 310 |
| Missouri | 888 |
| Nebraska | 149 |
| Kansas | 107 |
| South Dakota | 45 |
| North Dakota | 46 |
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Public Health Related Majors for Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 22,778 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 4,563 |
| Other Public Health | 3,432 |
| Health Services Administration | 3,119 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2,272 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 1,599 |
| Environmental Health | 1,344 |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 814 |
| Health/Medical Physics | 258 |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 211 |
| Maternal and Child Health | 163 |
| Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 43 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public 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 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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).
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