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Health Professions at Missouri Southern State University

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Health Professions at Missouri Southern State University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Missouri Southern State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. Of the 933 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Southern State University in 2021, 157 of them were health professions majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Missouri Southern Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Missouri Southern

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Missouri Southern does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Missouri Southern Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Missouri Southern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Missouri Southern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools 117
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 296
Best Value Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools 504
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 554
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools 657
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Most Popular Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools 791
Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools 1,920
Most Focused Health Professions Schools 2,467

Health Professions Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Missouri Southern State University.

Missouri Southern Health Professions Associate’s Program

87% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Missouri Southern are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Missouri Southern Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at Missouri Southern awarded 157 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Missouri Southern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 119
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Missouri Southern also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Missouri Southern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 61
Other Health Professions 60
Public Health 26
Allied Health Professions 23
Dental Support Services 22
Health & Medical Administrative Services 8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 2

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses 71,770 $65,130
Personal Care Aides 60,330 $23,020
Nursing Assistants 38,560 $25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 22,150 $57,800
Medical Secretaries 16,750 $34,270

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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