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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region

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Health Sciences & Services is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,945 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree health science students.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Plains States Region

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College of Saint Mary
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Mary. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region. College of Saint Mary is a small school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 5 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 19 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Creighton University

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Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Walden University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland University - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region. Cleveland University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit institution located in Overland Park, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 54 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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