by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,984 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 102nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,061 and had an average of $24,616 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 592 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,784 and $20,572 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other health professions.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Joplin, Missouri, and it awarded 60 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Southern State University Other Health Professions Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 321 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Newman University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region. Newman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Newman University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a public institution located in Hays, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 101 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan College of Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Bryan College of Health Sciences is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Bryan College of Health Sciences
With a ranking of #6, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Southeast Community College Area landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 14 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Southeast Community College Area
Allen College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Allen College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 1 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Allen College
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 93%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Other Health Professions Report
Bellevue University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 6 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Bellevue University
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 23 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Other Health Professions Report
Metropolitan Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. MCC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s health professions 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 0 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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