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Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

36 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 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 Graduate Certificate 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 36 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#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 graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 764 students majoring in health professions at Capella University, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means A T Still University of Health Sciences is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. 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.

Women make up 55% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.

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

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Winona State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Women make up 96% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Explore the most popular online health professions schools 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 26 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).

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