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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in Missouri 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.

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular school in Missouri for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Missouri. 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.

Women make up 69% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 268 students majoring in health professions at Mizzou, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a 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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Washington University in St Louis 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 suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 181 students majoring in health professions at WUSTL, 26% are male and 74% 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 master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 166 students majoring in health professions at Missouri State, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#8

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #8, Rockhurst University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 157 students majoring in health professions at Rockhurst, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

Logan 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. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% 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
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 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).

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