by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,945 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,553 and $24,839 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 428 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health sciences and services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health sciences and services.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryan University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 10 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 17 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region. Western Dakota Technical Institute is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 17 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 45 degrees to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Butler Community College is located in El Dorado, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
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Turtle Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Turtle Mountain Community College is a small school located in Belcourt, North Dakota that handed out 4 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. NTC is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school situated in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 50 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rasmussen University - Minnesota Health Sciences & Services Report
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a small public school situated in Cloquet, Minnesota. It awarded 5 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
Union College Nebraska came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Union College Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 4 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeast Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Technical College is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 12 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Itasca Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Itasca Community College is a small public school situated in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 3 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized school located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota that handed out 14 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Health is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Metropolitan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Metropolitan Community College is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Hennepin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that handed out 14 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Saint Paul College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 15 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Century College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health science degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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Normandale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Riverland Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Riverland Community College is located in Austin, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Full Riverland Community College Health Sciences & Services Report
Northland Community and Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hibbing Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hibbing Community College is a small public school situated in Hibbing, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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