2023 Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Stephens College the best school in Missouri for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Stephens, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WUSTL. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rockhurst. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Online graduate courses are available at SLU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
Out of the 20 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
Webster University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
One thing to take note of is that Webster does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Mizzou 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMKC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Missouri State 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.
Truman State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Truman State. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lindenwood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Lindenwood University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Central Missouri ranked #12 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UCM. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
CMU CGES does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #14, Fontbonne University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Fontbonne University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #15 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri 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.
With a ranking of #16, Evangel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Evangel does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.
Southwest Baptist University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southwest Baptist University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 47% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Park University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Park University. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southeast Missouri State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Southeast Missouri State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
Missouri Western State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Missouri Western 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 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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