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

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

17 Colleges
$45,646 Avg Salary
$28,946 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 .

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for health sciences & services students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#2

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rockhurst University is a great place for health sciences & services students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Bryan University

Springfield, MO

Out of the 17 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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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#5

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences & services programs. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences & services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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State Fair Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northwest Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. NTC is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

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Northland Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

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Explore the most popular online health sciences & services colleges 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 17 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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