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2023 Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Our analysis found Webster University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri.

Online graduate courses are available at Webster, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
$58,288 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

One thing to take note of is that WUSTL does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri
$17,104 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rockhurst does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
$22,614 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SLU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
$15,696 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Missouri.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Maryville U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
$11,745 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.

One thing to take note of is that UMKC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri
$11,255 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

One thing to take note of is that Mizzou does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$6,858 Average Tuition & Fees

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.

Missouri State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMSL. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#10

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri
$5,388 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Southwest Baptist University. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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