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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Schools Ranked
$22,038 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri to see which graduate certificate 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.

Top Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
26 Total Awards
$27,803 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Kansas City the best value school in Missouri for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 per year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMKC. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
352 Total Awards
$15,696 Average Tuition & Fees

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 352 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Maryville U are $15,696 a year.

Maryville U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Maryville U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
12 Total Awards
$22,614 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SLU are $22,614 a 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.

SLU also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #3.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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