by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Missouri, there were 390 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,783 and $19,843 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in other health professions.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Missouri” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri health professions students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Missouri list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 321 diplomas to qualified ’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri Southern is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Missouri. CMU CGES is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 9 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Missouri. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Missouri. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s health professions students 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 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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