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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Minnesota with 12,836 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Minnesota to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 208 students majoring in health professions at St. Scholastica, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Health Professions at The College of Saint Scholastica Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Bloomington, NWHSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 54% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 48% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Winona State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#10

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #10, Augsburg University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,489
Missouri 7,577
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 16 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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