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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

36 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Out of the 36 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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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 graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 220 students majoring in health professions at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 61 students majoring in health professions at Mizzou, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#6

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in health professions at Washburn University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lamoni.

Of the 28 students majoring in health professions at Graceland Lamoni, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #8, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in health professions at Iowa, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Of the 23 students majoring in health professions at Winona State, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in health professions at St. Scholastica, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Explore the most popular online health professions colleges 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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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 26 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).

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