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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Minnesota with 25,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Minnesota to see which doctor'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.

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 764 students majoring in health professions at UMN Twin Cities, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, NWHSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 189 students majoring in health professions at NWHSU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 156 students majoring in health professions at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#7

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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

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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’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 medium-sized student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in health professions at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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#10

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
Missouri 16,143
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 16 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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