2024 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you pursue a master's degree in allied health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 32 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for allied health professions students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 945 master's degrees in allied health professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of allied health professions for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality allied health program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for allied health professions students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

89 Annual Graduates

$98,313 Median Starting Salary

University of Nebraska Medical Center is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the city of Omaha, UNMC is a public university with a small student population.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions major at University of Nebraska Medical Center get $3,039 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Nebraska Medical Center

2

A T Still University of Health Sciences
Kirksville, MO

181 Annual Graduates

$99,615 Median Starting Salary

A T Still University of Health Sciences is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in allied health professions. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Kirksville.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions degree program at A T Still University of Health Sciences get $4,341 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from A T Still University of Health Sciences

3

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

49 Annual Graduates

$92,584 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Saint Louis University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the allied health program make about $92,584 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Saint Louis University

4

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

24 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Iowa

5

Creighton University
Omaha, NE

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Creighton University

6

Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

38 Annual Graduates

$108,189 Median Starting Salary

Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions program at Bethel University Minnesota make $12,915 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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7

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, MO

47 Annual Graduates

$98,548 Median Starting Salary

Missouri State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Springfield.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions program at Missouri State University - Springfield earn $3,274 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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8

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

29 Annual Graduates

$108,048 Median Starting Salary

UND is a large public university located in the city of Grand Forks.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions degree program at University of North Dakota make $12,774 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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9

St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN

31 Annual Graduates

$110,868 Median Starting Salary

St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from St Catherine University receive $15,594 more than the typical allied health grad.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from St Catherine University

10

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

26 Annual Graduates

$110,722 Median Starting Salary

USD is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Vermillion.

Those allied health professions students who get their master's degree from University of South Dakota make $15,448 more than the average allied health student.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	341
Minnesota	174	158
Iowa	154	150
Kansas	149	55
Nebraska	123	161
North Dakota	115	40
South Dakota	89	40

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	687
Athletic Training	226
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist	17
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	10
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	4
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	7,288
Mental & Social Health Services	2,090
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,651
Public Health	1,172
Communication Sciences	733
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	675
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	650
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	279
Medical Illustration & Informatics	234
Alternative Medicine & Systems	92

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.