2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 121 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 950 students majoring in health professions at Maryville U, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 513 students majoring in health professions at UMN Twin Cities, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Full Health Professions at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 370 students majoring in health professions at SLU, 23% are male and 77% are female.
A T Still University of Health Sciences ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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.
Of the 348 students majoring in health professions at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 31% are male and 69% are female.
With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.
Full Health Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia Report
University of Iowa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 72% of the health professions majors at the school.
St Catherine University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.
Read full report on Health Professions at St Catherine University
University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
Of the 211 students majoring in health professions at UNMC, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.
Full Health Professions at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report
With a ranking of #12, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 26% are male.
Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lamoni.
Of the 176 students majoring in health professions at Graceland Lamoni, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at Graceland University - Lamoni
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
About 69% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 31% are male.
With a ranking of #15, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.
With a ranking of #16, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of North Dakota
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.
Rockhurst University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Webster University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 20 | University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD |
| 21 | Logan University | Chesterfield, MO |
| 22 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth, MN |
| 23 | Lindenwood University | Saint Charles, MO |
| 23 | Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center | Des Moines, IA |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
Health Professions Related Majors
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 25 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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