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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3,511 students majoring in health professions at Capella University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Health Professions at Capella University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#4

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 58 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies Report

Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Bemidji State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

Of the 163 students majoring in health professions at Bemidji State University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of Central Missouri Report

Explore the most popular online health professions colleges 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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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.

  • 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.

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