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

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$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Minnesota 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 23 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Minnesota. 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.

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#4

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at St Catherine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Minnesota. 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.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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.

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The College of Saint Scholastica 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 128 students majoring in health professions at St. Scholastica, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Of the 117 students majoring in health professions at Minnesota State Mankato, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#8

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in health professions at Bethel University Minnesota, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#9

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

Winona State University

Winona, MN

Winona State University 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. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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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 23 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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