2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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.
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Our 2023 rankings named Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies the best value school in Missouri for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CMU CGES are $6,720 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from CMU CGES carry an average student debtload of $29,850.
CMU CGES did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Truman State are $8,689 per year. Nursing majors at Truman State take out an average of $23,304 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Out of the 28 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCM are $9,078 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from UCM carry an average student debtload of $27,578. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
UCM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Southeast Missouri State University carry an average student debtload of $28,330. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $129, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $8,294 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Missouri State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,673.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Mizzou take out $23,696 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $425.
Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.
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Missouri Western State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri Western are $7,930 a year. Nursing majors at Missouri Western take out an average of $27,693 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Missouri Southern State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.
Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $7,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Missouri Southern accumulate an average of around $31,478 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #9, Lincoln University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Jefferson City, LU Missouri is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LU Missouri are $8,370 a year. Nursing majors at LU Missouri take out an average of $30,947 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Chamberlain University - Missouri came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Chamberlain - Missouri is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of St. Louis.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chamberlain - Missouri are $19,820 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Chamberlain - Missouri take out $37,103 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $256.
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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 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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