2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 176 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular 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 college with a very large student population.
Of the 3,511 students majoring in health professions at Capella University, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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 bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Nebraska Medical Center
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.
Read full report on Health Professions at Saint Louis University
With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Kansas
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.
Full Health Professions at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report
With a ranking of #8, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 450 students majoring in health professions at USD, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Full Health Professions at University of South Dakota Report
South Dakota State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.
Of the 430 students majoring in health professions at South Dakota State, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Full Health Professions at South Dakota State University Report
With a ranking of #10, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Of the 421 students majoring in health professions at Minnesota State Mankato, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Full Health Professions at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
University of Iowa came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
With a ranking of #12, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 393 students majoring in health professions at St. Scholastica, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Wichita State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.
Creighton University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.
Full Health Professions at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.
Read full report on Health Professions at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 337 students majoring in health professions at North Dakota State University, 18% are male and 82% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fort Hays State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. 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.
Rockhurst University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.
Read full report on Health Professions at Rockhurst University
Winona State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
Of the 295 students majoring in health professions at Winona State, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Mercy College of Health Sciences came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 293 students majoring in health professions at Mercy College of Health Sciences, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at Mercy College of Health Sciences
With a ranking of #22, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Women make up 97% of the health professions majors at the school.
With a ranking of #23, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 270 students majoring in health professions at Maryville U, 11% are male and 89% are female.
Full Health Professions at Maryville University of Saint Louis Report
University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
Washburn University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield, MO |
| 28 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul, MN |
| 29 | University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO |
| 30 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe, KS |
| 31 | University of Missouri - Kansas City | Kansas City, MO |
| 31 | University of Missouri - St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 33 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud, MN |
| 34 | Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 35 | Cox College | Springfield, MO |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best 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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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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