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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

7 Colleges
$50,708 Avg Salary
$26,232 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.

The Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 15% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, allied health graduates from FHSU carry an average student debtload of $26,393.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia 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 medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in allied health at Mizzou, 27% are male and 73% are female.

On average, allied health graduates from Mizzou take out $23,479 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $361.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 86% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#4

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cox College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in allied health at Cox College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Cox College accumulate an average of around $26,274 in student debt.

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#5

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

Women make up 75% of the allied health majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, allied health graduates from Washburn University carry an average student debtload of $23,065.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 71% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 29% are male.

Allied Health majors at Concordia University, Saint Paul take out an average of $31,644 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

Allen College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Allen College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online allied health professions schools 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 7 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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