2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Missouri to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri
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Our 2023 rankings named State Fair Community College the best value school in Missouri for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. This small public school is located in Sedalia, Missouri, and it awarded 25 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at State Fair Community College are $6,168 per year.
State Fair Community College does have options available for those who want to take online 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 undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 14 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s value ranking, Jefferson College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Jefferson College is a small public school located in Hillsboro, Missouri that handed out 43 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JeffCo are $7,740 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at JeffCo. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri Southern State University is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Joplin, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Southern are $15,896 per year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Missouri Southern. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 56% took at least some of their classes online.
Missouri Southern also took the #3 spot in our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Missouri. This large public school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 28 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.
Online courses are available at Missouri State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 59% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Missouri State also took the #4 spot in our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.
Out of the 14 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s value ranking, Missouri State University - West Plains landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in West Plains, Missouri, the small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State West Plains are $8,880 per year.
Missouri State West Plains does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 59% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Crowder College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Crowder College is a small public school located in Neosho, Missouri that handed out 8 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Crowder College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,088 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Crowder College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Mineral Area College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. MAC is a public institution located in Park Hills, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
MAC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,760 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at MAC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MCC are $9,210 a year.
Online courses are available at MCC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 92% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
North Central Missouri College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Located in Trenton, Missouri, the small public school handed out 2 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NCMC are $7,020 a year.
One thing to take note of is that NCMC does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 65% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Three Rivers College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Poplar Bluff, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Three Rivers College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,510 in tuition and fees each year.
Three Rivers College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Columbia College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Columbia College Missouri. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
Webster University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 3 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Webster undergraduate students pay an average of $28,700 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Webster does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 53% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Webster also made our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #5.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WUSTL are $58,866 per year.
Online courses are available at WUSTL, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 98% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list.
Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 49 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City are $0 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City also took the #2 spot in our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.
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*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- 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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