2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Missouri to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 analysis found Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Located in the distant 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 graduate student at CMU CGES are $6,435 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Baptist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.
Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’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.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $6,611 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.
Webster not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Goldfarb School of Nursing are $10,872 a year.
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University of Central Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCM are $9,156 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Research College of Nursing did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Research College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Research College of Nursing are $10,520 per year.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
UMKC graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UMKC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.
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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 16 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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