2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $30-$48k) 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 31,648 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. 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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health sciences and services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health sciences and services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health sciences and services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The health science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree health science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$17,124 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health science degrees to 10 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary are $17,124.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at College of 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 $30-$48k list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health science degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

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

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