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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

36 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

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 small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Chamberlain University - Missouri helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of St. Louis, Chamberlain - Missouri is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 36 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #5 on this year’s 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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#8

Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO

Concorde Career Colleges landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Concorde Career Colleges is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#9

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

With a ranking of #9, Truman State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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#10

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #10, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
Minnesota 25,582
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
Nebraska 4,665
North Dakota 2,083

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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