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2024 Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges in the Plains States Region
592 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$36,784 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in other health professions, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #102 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 592 degrees in other health professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Health Professions School

Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region The health professions program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Health Professions rankings. We derive our Best Overall Other Health Professions School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Other Health Professions Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Health Professions
Bachelor's Degrees in Health Professions
Master's Degrees in Health Professions
Doctor's Degrees in Health Professions

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 Best Other Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Other Health Professions in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the health professions degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools in Health Professions

1
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
13.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in other health professions. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
36 Health Professions Degrees Awarded

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in other health professions. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were approximately 36 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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3
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Allen College
Waterloo, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IA

It's hard to beat Allen College if you want to pursue a degree in other health professions. Allen College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Waterloo.

There were approximately 1 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Allen College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
321 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
19.9% Growth in Graduates

Ozarks Technical Community College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in other health professions. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 28th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 321 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at OTC in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, health professions degree recipients typically make around $26,549 in their early careers.

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5
Bellevue University crest
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NE

Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #237 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bellevue University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Bellevue University in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$47,016 Median Starting Salary

Missouri Southern is a small public university located in the city of Joplin. This university ranks 30th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 60 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Missouri Southern in the most recent data year. Other Health Professions degree recipients from Missouri Southern State University get an earnings boost of about $10,232 over the average income of other health professions majors.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE

Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Lincoln. This college ranks 11th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were about 14 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
101 Health Professions Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #588 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FHSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 101 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$34,089 Median Starting Salary
$23,485 Median Student Debt

UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, health professions degree recipients usually earn about $34,089 at the beginning of their careers.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NE

Located in the city of Lincoln, Bryan College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 3 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Bryan College of Health Sciences in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Other Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best other health professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 26
Missouri 283 153
Kansas 266 116
Iowa 264 20
Nebraska 238 20

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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Other Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Professions Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 592

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 31,555
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 9,568
Health & Medical Administrative Services 5,567
Allied Health Professions 5,332
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 3,675
Mental & Social Health Services 3,496
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 2,856
Public Health 2,527
Medicine 2,453
Health Sciences & Services 1,945

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