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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Missouri

34 Colleges
$47,994 Avg Salary
$22,762 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular 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 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. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Missouri list. 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.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 34 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#7

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

Logan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. UHSP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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#10

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school 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 Schools 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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