2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region
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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 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 46 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular 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 Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for health professions students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 46 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means A T Still University of Health Sciences is a great place for health professions students pursuing an online 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.
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The excellent online programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 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 medium-sized city of Columbia.
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University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Washburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #10, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
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).
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