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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

72 Colleges
$50,708 Avg Salary
$26,232 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is the #18 most popular major in the country with 82,308 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 72 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the allied health bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the allied health majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $23,479 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $361, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in allied health at FHSU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at FHSU accumulate an average of around $26,393 in student debt.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska Medical Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the allied health majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at UNMC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,815.

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#3

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at St Catherine University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Women make up 87% of the allied health majors at the school.

On average, allied health graduates from Iowa take out $26,965 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $289, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNK is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.

Of the 40 students majoring in allied health at UNK, 18% are male and 83% are female.

On average, allied health graduates from UNK take out $27,478 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#8

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in allied health at St. Cloud State University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at St. Cloud State University accumulate an average of around $27,755 in student debt.

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#9

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

Of the 32 students majoring in allied health at UMary, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
12 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO
13 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
14 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,137
Minnesota 756
Kansas 576
Iowa 577
Nebraska 596
North Dakota 170
South Dakota 217

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 29 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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