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

33 Colleges
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Of the 950 students majoring in health professions at Maryville U, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 33 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 370 students majoring in health professions at SLU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Out of the 33 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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 348 students majoring in health professions at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree 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 college with a large student population.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

About 69% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#8

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #8, Rockhurst University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 152 students majoring in health professions at Webster, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#10

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

Logan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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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 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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