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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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
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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.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Truman State are $8,689 a year. Nursing majors at Truman State take out an average of $23,304 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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 distant town of Warrensburg.
UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.
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Out of the 28 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,715 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.
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 city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly 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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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per 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.
Missouri Western State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public college 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Southern are $7,762 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Missouri Southern accumulate an average of around $31,478 in student debt.
Lincoln University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Jefferson City, LU Missouri is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LU Missouri are $8,370 per year. Nursing majors at LU Missouri take out an average of $30,947 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Chamberlain University - Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Chamberlain - Missouri is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of St. Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chamberlain - Missouri are $19,820 a 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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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| 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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