2026 Best Maternal and Child Health Schools in the The Plains States Region
Maternal and Child Health is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for maternal and child health students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Maternal and Child Health in the The Plains States Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the maternal and child health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Maternal and Child Health
Missouri State University Springfield tops our 2026 ranking of the best maternal and child health schools. Set in the city of Springfield, Missouri State University Springfield is a very large public institution. Roughly 58% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 26 maternal and child health degrees were awarded at Missouri State University Springfield in the most recent year. Graduates of the maternal and child health program make about $46,503 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $24,408 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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.
