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

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

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

Finding the Best 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.

The Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City the most popular school in the Plains States Region for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Of the 63 students majoring in health science at MCC, 10% are male and 90% are female.

On average, health science graduates from MCC take out $13,288 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great place for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in health science at Rasmussen University - Minnesota, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#3

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of El Dorado.

About 95% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 5% are male.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Butler CC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,263.

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#4

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, health science graduates from Rockhurst take out $9,940 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in health science at MCC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from MCC carry an average student debt load of $8,221.

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#6

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health sciences & services programs. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health sciences & services programs. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Rapid City, Western Dakota Tech is a public college with a small student population.

On average, health science graduates from Western Dakota Tech take out $12,923 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 64% of the health science majors at the school.

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#10

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

North Hennepin Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in health science at North Hennepin Community College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best 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 25 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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