2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. 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, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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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Top Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri
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Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 96 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Missouri State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Missouri State is ranked #5 for overall quality in Missouri.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Missouri. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 52 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMKC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UMKC also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #2.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 41 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 per year.
UMSL does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UMSL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Maryville U is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Maryville U graduate students pay an average of $15,696 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Maryville U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Maryville U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s value ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SLU is ranked #3 for overall quality in Missouri.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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