2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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 Doctor'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 14 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri
Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the best school in Missouri for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 14 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 14 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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Logan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
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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 14 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.