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2027 Best Value Health Services Administration Schools in the The Plains States Region

[Health Services Administration](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/health-services-administration/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong health services administration education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value health services administration schools.

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• Best Value Health Services Administration Schools in the The Plains States Region

2027 Best Value Health Services Administration Schools in the The Plains States Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in health services administration, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Health Services Administration Schools

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

$14,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$35,998 Avg Student Debt

$42,189 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in health services administration, no school beat Capella University this year. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a very large private for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $14,400 in tuition and fees. Health Services Administration graduates carry a median of $35,998 in student loans. Early-career health services administration graduates make about $72,053. Set against $35,998 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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University Of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

$11,283 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,469 Avg Student Debt

$64,762 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Iowa earned it the #2 place for health services administration. Located in the city of Iowa City, University Of Iowa is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $11,283, compared with $33,371 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,469 to complete the health services administration program here. Early-career health services administration graduates make about $48,836. That is a strong return on a $22,469 median debt. The acceptance rate is 84%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.