2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions School for You
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools
Our analysis found Washburn University to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.
The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Washburn University take out is $21,032.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.
Allied Health majors at FHSU take out an average of $23,256 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Mizzou take out is $25,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $361.
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The excellent online programs at Clarkson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, allied health graduates from Clarkson College take out $30,057 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
On average, allied health graduates from KU take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Cox College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Allied Health majors at Cox College take out an average of $25,375 in student loans while working on their egree.
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State Fair Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.
After completing their degree, allied health graduates from State Fair Community College carry an average student debtload of $21,000.
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Southeast Community College Area did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
Allied Health majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $16,196 in student loans while working on their egree.
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St Charles Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Cottleville, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Explore the most popular online allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 756 |
Iowa | 577 |
Missouri | 1,137 |
Nebraska | 596 |
Kansas | 576 |
South Dakota | 217 |
North Dakota | 170 |
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Allied Health Professions Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Allied Health Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Allied Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 20 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.