2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate 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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 179 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate 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.
2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Ozarks Technical Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 366 students majoring in health professions at OTC, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Wichita, WTI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 95% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 179 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Out of the 179 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 160 students majoring in health professions at Southeast Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Southeast Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.
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Iowa Western Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Central Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.
Of the 141 students majoring in health professions at Central Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Century College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
Of the 137 students majoring in health professions at Century College, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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Kirkwood Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Northeast Iowa Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.
Of the 132 students majoring in health professions at NICC, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.
About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.
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Northland Community and Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.
Of the 122 students majoring in health professions at Northland Community and Technical College, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #15, Saint Paul College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.
Of the 114 students majoring in health professions at M State, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. WellSpring - Kansas City is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.
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St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. SLCHC is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
Of the 103 students majoring in health professions at SLCHC, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Davenport.
Of the 96 students majoring in health professions at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, 2% are male and 98% are female.
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Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine 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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State Fair Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
About 98% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 2% are male.
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With a ranking of #19, Hennepin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.
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With a ranking of #24, St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. SLCHC is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fenton.
Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Metropolitan Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount, MN |
| 29 | Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny, IA |
| 29 | Cloud County Community College | Concordia, KS |
| 29 | Southeastern Community College | West Burlington, IA |
| 32 | North Central Missouri College | Trenton, MO |
| 32 | Western Dakota Technical Institute | Rapid City, SD |
| 34 | Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson, KS |
| 35 | Anoka Technical College | Anoka, MN |
| 35 | Hawkeye Community College | Waterloo, IA |
| 35 | Lake Area Technical Institute | Watertown, SD |
| 35 | Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria, MN |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges 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 27 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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