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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
With 36,762 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, health sciences & services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing an online associate degree.
Most Popular Online Plains States Region Trade Schools for an Associate in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Rockhurst University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Rockhurst carry an average student debtload of $9,940.
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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a great place for health sciences & services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Women make up 29% of the health science majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. NTC is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.
About 75% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 25% are male.
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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree health sciences & services programs. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.
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Columbia College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Women make up 80% of the health science majors at the school.
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State Fair Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 143 |
Missouri | 1,041 |
Minnesota | 370 |
South Dakota | 127 |
Iowa | 54 |
North Dakota | 16 |
Nebraska | 60 |
Majors Related to Health Science
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health sciences & services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Health Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 30,811 |
General Health & Wellness | 5,951 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 88,600 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
Allied Health Professions | 83,905 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 83,587 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 30,331 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.