2023 Best Value Nursing Master'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 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 13 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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Top Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
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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 master’s degree. CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CMU CGES graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
CMU CGES does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 13 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s value ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Missouri State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 13 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s value ranking, Southwest Baptist University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Bolivar, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Southwest Baptist University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 13 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s value ranking, Webster University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.
Webster 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 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Webster did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $11,593 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southeast Missouri State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Central Missouri ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UCM is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 37 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCM graduate students pay an average of $16,992 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UCM does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 46% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 168 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMKC. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UMKC also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. This large public school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 8 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mizzou. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Missouri Western State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Missouri Western graduate students pay an average of $12,318 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Missouri Western. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 839 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Maryville U is ranked #2 for overall quality in Missouri.
Rockhurst University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rockhurst graduate students pay an average of $17,104 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Rockhurst, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rockhurst did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMSL. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 101 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SLU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% 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, SLU is ranked #3 for overall quality in Missouri.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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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