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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri

23 Colleges
$47,994 Avg Salary
$22,762 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Missouri with 7,577 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Missouri to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the best school in Missouri for health professions students. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephens College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri list. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Out of the 23 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Maryville University of Saint Louis is a great place for health professions students. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#8

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Cox College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri ranking. Cox College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #10, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,489
Minnesota 12,836
Iowa 2,948
North Dakota 647
Nebraska 1,943
South Dakota 515

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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.

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