2023 Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for healthcare 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.
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Top Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
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Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Minnesota to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school situated in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 8 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 a year.
Since the graduate programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Minnesota. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Winona State graduate students pay an average of $12,836 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Winona State. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Winona State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 117 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #3.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 81 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bethel University Minnesota does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Bethel University Minnesota also made our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #1.
Out of the 15 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at St. Cloud 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 43% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree healthcare programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 159 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
SMU MN does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
SMU MN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.
Augsburg University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 42 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Augsburg are $13,500 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Augsburg. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Augsburg is ranked #2 for overall quality in Minnesota.
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree healthcare programs. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.
Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Walden University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Walden University is a large private for-profit school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 4,955 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Walden University graduate students pay an average of $10,092 in tuition and fees each year.
Since the graduate programs at Walden University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #10, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. MSU Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 64 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSU Moorhead does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Metro State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 128 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each year.
St. Scholastica does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St Catherine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 238 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Kate’s graduate students pay an average of $17,760 in tuition and fees each year.
St. Kate’s 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 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 513 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMN Twin Cities. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 2,832 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
Capella University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 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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