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Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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

15 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. 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.

Of the 736 students majoring in health professions at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 290 students majoring in health professions at Mizzou, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 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 58% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UHSP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Of the 238 students majoring in health professions at UHSP, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#6

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

With a ranking of #6, Logan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Washington University in St Louis 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 149 students majoring in health professions at Missouri State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis 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. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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

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With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 88 students majoring in health professions at UMSL, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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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 15 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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