2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Missouri to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri
Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Master'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 master’s degree. Located in the 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Stephens College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Missouri. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
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The excellent master’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 suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Missouri. 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. KCU - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
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Webster University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
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With a ranking of #10, Cox College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Cox College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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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