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2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Healthcare 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 10 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri
$9,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Stephens College to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri.

Stephens does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

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

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Missouri.

Maryville U 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 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Washington University in St Louis

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

Out of the 10 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WUSTL does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri
$11,255 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

Online graduate courses are available at Mizzou, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SLU. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Saint Louis University Report

#6

University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

UMKC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

$6,858 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

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 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.

UMSL does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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#9

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
$6,611 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southeast Missouri State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#10

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

Park University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.

One thing to take note of is that Park University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 85% 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%.

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