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Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$32,476 Avg Salary
$12,753 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Our analysis found Rockhurst University to be the most popular school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the 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.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Rockhurst University Report

#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Century College Report

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 large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a moderately-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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#4

Bryan University

Springfield, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bryan University is a great place for health sciences & services students working on their online associate degree. 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwest Technical College is a great place for health sciences & services students working on their online associate degree. NTC is a fairly small public school located in the 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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With a ranking of #6, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students working on their online associate degree. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

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#7

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 80% of the health science majors at the school.

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State Fair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health sciences & services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online health sciences & services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 143
Missouri 1,041
Minnesota 370
South Dakota 127
Iowa 54
North Dakota 16
Nebraska 60

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
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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