2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Health Sciences & Services is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 31,648 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,571 and had an average of $24,129 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,793 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,826 and $21,513 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health sciences and services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health sciences and services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health sciences and services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree health science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$17,124 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s health science students in 2019-2020.

Saint Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Saint Mary are $17,124, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Saint Mary

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s health science degrees to qualified students.

Creighton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Creighton University Health Sciences & Services Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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