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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor'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.

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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 48 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Goldfarb School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Of the 365 students majoring in health professions at Goldfarb School of Nursing, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Full Health Professions at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College Report

#4

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Out of the 48 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 college with a small student population.

Of the 311 students majoring in health professions at Rockhurst, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Maryville University of Saint Louis is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

Of the 255 students majoring in health professions at CMU CGES, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Missouri State University - Springfield 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 #7 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 243 students majoring in health professions at Missouri State, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Central Missouri 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 Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
Minnesota 25,582
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
Nebraska 4,665
North Dakota 2,083

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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