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

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

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate 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. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

Our 2023 rankings named Dickinson State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 43% of the health science majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Minnesota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Rasmussen University - Minnesota Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means State Fair Community College is a great place for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great place for health sciences & services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the health science majors at the school.

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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Turtle Mountain Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. TMCC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Belcourt.

Of the 10 students majoring in health science at TMCC, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Turtle Mountain Community College Report

Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Women make up 88% of the health science majors at the school.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Creighton University Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

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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 10 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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