2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chiropractic in the Plains States Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chiropractic Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 2,881 people earned their degree in chiropractic, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,166 chiropractic graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,166 chiropractic graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chiropractic Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chiropractic. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in chiropractic.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chiropractic Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree chiropractic students.
Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chiropractic in the Plains States Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chiropractic Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport landed the #1 spot on the list. Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 632 doctorate’s chiropractic degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport Chiropractic Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chiropractic Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland University - Kansas City landed the #2 spot on the list. Cleveland is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 129 doctorate’s chiropractic degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Chiropractic at Cleveland University - Kansas City
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chiropractic Major in the Plains States Region. NWHSU is a small school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 159 doctorate’s chiropractic degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Chiropractic at NWHSU
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Chiropractic Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Logan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chesterfield, Missouri. It awarded 246 doctorate’s chiropractic degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Chiropractic at Logan University
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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