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.
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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 medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 366 students majoring in health professions at OTC, 13% are male and 87% are female.
The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Wichita Technical Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large 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.
Full Health Professions at Wichita Technical Institute Report
The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.
Read full report on Health Professions at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Plains States Region . 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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 160 students majoring in health professions at Southeast Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southeast Technical College is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
Iowa Western Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. 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.
Full Health Professions at Iowa Western Community College Report
Central 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 #8 on the list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.
Of the 141 students majoring in health professions at Central Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Century College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
Kirkwood Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.
Full Health Professions at Kirkwood Community College Report
With a ranking of #11, Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
With a ranking of #12, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
Northland Community and Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.
Saint Paul College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. M State is a medium-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.
Full Health Professions at Minnesota State Community and Technical College Report
WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. WellSpring - Kansas City is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.
Full Health Professions at WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City Report
St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region 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.
With a ranking of #19, State Fair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College 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.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine 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 medium-sized city of Rochester, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.
Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Davenport.
Of the 96 students majoring in health professions at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, 2% are male and 98% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at Eastern Iowa Community College District
St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
About 98% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 2% are male.
Read full report on Health Professions at St Cloud Technical and Community College
Hennepin Technical 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. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.
About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.
Read full report on Health Professions at Hennepin Technical College
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLCHC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Fenton.
Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.
Full Health Professions at St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton Report
Metropolitan 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 #24 on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
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 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 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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