2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 28,090 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the online health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Out of the 27 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means A T Still University of Health Sciences is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 736 students majoring in health professions at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.
The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 57% of the health professions majors at the school.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 41% are male.
University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 58% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 42% are male.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Of the 290 students majoring in health professions at Mizzou, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
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Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Nebraska Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
Women make up 95% of the health professions majors at the school.
Most Popular Online Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,489 |
| Missouri | 7,577 |
| Minnesota | 12,836 |
| Iowa | 2,948 |
| North Dakota | 647 |
| Nebraska | 1,943 |
| South Dakota | 515 |
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| 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 27 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 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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