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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

17 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.

Of the 220 students majoring in health professions at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 61 students majoring in health professions at Mizzou, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 32% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in health professions at UMKC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit 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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With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

About 73% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 27% are male.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#9

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

About 67% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

Research College of Nursing

Kansas City, MO

Research College of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Research College of Nursing is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges 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 17 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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