2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Missouri with 6,840 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many nursing 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the best value school in Missouri for nursing students working on their associate degree. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Saint Louis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,295 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Saint Louis Community College carry an average student debtload of $19,692.
Saint Louis Community College also made our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #3.
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Out of the 22 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Union, East Central College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at East Central College are $4,392 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at East Central College accumulate an average of around $22,338 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Crowder College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Crowder College is a small public school located in the distant town of Neosho.
Crowder College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,088 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Crowder College accumulate an average of around $17,349 in student debt.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Charles Community College is a great value for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Cottleville, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
SCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,190 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at SCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,767.
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Out of the 22 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STC are $7,095 a year.
STC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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State Fair Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at State Fair Community College are $4,680 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from State Fair Community College carry an average student debtload of $25,352.
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North Central Missouri College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. NCMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Trenton.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NCMC are $5,910 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from NCMC carry an average student debtload of $24,833.
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With a ranking of #8, Missouri State University - West Plains did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of West Plains, Missouri State West Plains is a public college with a small student population.
Missouri State West Plains undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at Missouri State West Plains take out an average of $19,841 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Mineral Area College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Park Hills, MAC is a public school with a small student population.
MAC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at MAC accumulate an average of around $15,601 in student debt.
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Jefferson College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JeffCo are $6,030 per year. Nursing majors at JeffCo take out an average of $25,514 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 14,890 |
| South Dakota | 1,022 |
| North Dakota | 976 |
| Nebraska | 1,908 |
| Kansas | 2,633 |
| Iowa | 2,966 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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