2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular 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 college with a very large student population.
Of the 764 students majoring in health professions at Capella University, 16% are male and 84% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at Capella University
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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.
Read full report on Health Professions at Maryville University of Saint Louis
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 graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 55% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 65% of the health professions majors at the school.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Iowa
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.
Read full report on Health Professions at Iowa State University
With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 64% of the health professions majors at the school.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Nebraska Medical Center came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.
Of the 70 students majoring in health professions at UNMC, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in health professions at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Full Health Professions at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Report
Washburn University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.
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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Saint Louis University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 12 | University of Missouri - Kansas City | Kansas City, 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 28 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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