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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$45,735 Avg Salary
$19,890 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for healthcare 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 allied health majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found State Fair Community College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Plains States Region . State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

Of the 26 students majoring in allied health at State Fair Community College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at State Fair Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,938.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Northland Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the allied health majors at the school.

On average, allied health graduates from Northland Community and Technical College take out $27,349 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Northland Community and Technical College Report

#2

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St Charles Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Cottleville, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in allied health at SCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Allied Health Professions at St Charles Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Kansas is a great place for allied health professions students working on their online associate degree. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas accumulate an average of around $30,123 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a great place for allied health professions students working on their online associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in allied health at Rasmussen University - North Dakota, 14% are male and 86% are female.

On average, allied health graduates from Rasmussen University - North Dakota take out $30,123 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Rasmussen University - North Dakota Report

Explore the most popular online allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 756
Iowa 577
Nebraska 596
Missouri 1,137
Kansas 576
South Dakota 217
North Dakota 170

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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