2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in Missouri with 16,143 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri
Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Stephens College to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chamberlain University - Missouri. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of St. Louis, Chamberlain - Missouri is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College 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 #7 on the list. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
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Concorde Career Colleges ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Concorde Career Colleges is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
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Truman State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.
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Saint Louis University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 5,886 |
| Minnesota | 25,582 |
| Iowa | 6,876 |
| South Dakota | 2,186 |
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.