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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Informatics in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Medical Informatics is the 359th most popular major in the country with 1,795 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 232 medical informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 medical informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in medical informatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great medical informatics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the medical informatics 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Medical Informatics in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 151 diplomas to qualified masters’s medical informatics students in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Capella University Medical Informatics Report

#2

Logan University

Chesterfield, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Logan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chesterfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s medical informatics students in 2019-2020.

Logan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Medical Informatics 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 Logan University are $9,900.

Read full report on Medical Informatics at Logan University

#3

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Madison, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s medical informatics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree medical informatics students list, Dakota State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State are $11,809.

Read full report on Medical Informatics at Dakota State University

#4

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of Mary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 4 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMary, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMary are $17,861, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medical Informatics at UMary

#5

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. St Catherine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 5 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s also took the #8 spot in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Kate’s are $17,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medical Informatics at St. Kate’s

#3 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s medical informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree medical informatics students list, Mizzou has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Full Mizzou Medical Informatics Report

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Louis University Medical Informatics Report

#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

University of Iowa landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree medical informatics students list, Iowa has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Medical Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa Medical Informatics Report

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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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