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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region

60 Colleges
$40,553 Avg Salary
$24,839 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

With 35,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health science majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the best school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . 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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#2

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

The excellent programs at Stephens College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $406, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Rochester. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Rochester is a fairly small public school located in the city of Rochester.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at UMN Rochester take out is $24,822. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $290, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Crookston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the town of Crookston.

Health Science majors at UMN Crookston take out an average of $23,522 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Clarkson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #8 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Health Science majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $24,822 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $290, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, health science graduates from Creighton take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
11 College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE
12 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 401
Iowa 55
Nebraska 91
Missouri 1,081
Kansas 143
South Dakota 135
North Dakota 11

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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