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

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 59% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 411 students majoring in health professions at UMKC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 64% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 42% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UHSP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy Report

#6

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

With a ranking of #6, Logan 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 suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 60% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 203 students majoring in health professions at WUSTL, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Missouri State University - Springfield 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 #8 on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 64% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

With a ranking of #9, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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

Full Health Professions at Maryville University of Saint Louis Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 76% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

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
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 15 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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