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 “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 81,887 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,339 and $25,248 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22,749 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 analyzed 176 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. To top this list, a school must have a successful health professions program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree health professions students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3,511 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Capella University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1,037 bachelors’s health professions 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 824 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 89%.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Health Professions Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska Medical Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. UNMC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 484 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Out of the 176 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, Saint Louis University landed the #5 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 481 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Health Professions at Saint Louis University
University of Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 469 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 #6. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 469 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Health Professions Report
University of South Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 450 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Dakota State University 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 #9. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 430 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 421 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Health Professions Report
University of Iowa came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 410 students 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 393 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wichita State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 387 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Professions at Wichita State University
With a ranking of #14, Creighton University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 383 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 376 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 365 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Health Professions at Goldfarb School of Nursing
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 337 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Health Professions Report
Fort Hays State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 315 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Professions at Fort Hays State University
Rockhurst University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rockhurst is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 311 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Winona State University 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 #20. Winona State is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 295 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mercy College of Health 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 #21. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 293 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Health Professions at Mercy College of Health Sciences
St Catherine University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. St Catherine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 276 bachelors’s 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%.
Maryville University of Saint Louis 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 #23. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 270 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Maryville University of Saint Louis Health Professions Report
University of North Dakota ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 266 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Washburn University 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 #25. This medium-sized school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 256 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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