by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in other health professions.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #1 spot on the list. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 101 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Joplin, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s health professions 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 6 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Bryan College of Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bryan College of Health Sciences is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Bryan College of Health Sciences
University of Northern Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Allen College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
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