2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 109 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Stephens College the best school in the Plains States Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Online is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 109 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Overland Park.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
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Out of the 109 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
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Capella University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Bellevue University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
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Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Herzing University - Minneapolis landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Minneapolis, Herzing University - Minneapolis is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #14, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #15 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #16, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Creighton University | Omaha, NE |
| 18 | Winona State University | Winona, MN |
| 19 | Minnesota State University - Mankato | Mankato, MN |
| 20 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS |
| 21 | School Removed |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5,886 |
| Minnesota | 25,582 |
| Iowa | 6,876 |
| South Dakota | 2,186 |
| Missouri | 16,143 |
| Nebraska | 4,665 |
| North Dakota | 2,083 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 35,945 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29,833 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 29,053 |
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Dental Support Services | 26,399 |
| Communication Sciences | 22,298 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20,393 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18,901 |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10,751 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9,210 |
| Other Health Professions | 7,984 |
| Dentistry | 6,770 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6,158 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5,115 |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 3,564 |
| Chiropractic | 2,658 |
| Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies | 2,374 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2,089 |
| Optometry | 1,822 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,775 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 960 |
| Medical Science | 909 |
| Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 294 |
| Alternative Medical Support Services | 227 |
| Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 68 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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