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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region

20 Colleges
$40,553 Avg Salary
$24,839 Avg Student Debt

Health Sciences & Services is the #34 most popular major in the country with 35,945 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for health sciences and services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, health science graduates from Mizzou take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $406.

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The excellent online programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Plains States Region . A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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#4

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

The excellent online programs at Rockhurst University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Plains States Region . Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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#5

Bryan University

Springfield, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bryan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Bryan University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

With a ranking of #6, Century College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Coon Rapids.

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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences and services programs. Drury University - CCPS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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State Fair Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sedalia.

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, health science graduates from Creighton carry an average student debtload of $20,000.

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Explore the most popular online health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,081
Minnesota 401
Kansas 143
Iowa 55
Nebraska 91
North Dakota 11
South Dakota 135

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Health Sciences & Services 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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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