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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$33,161 Avg Salary
$14,056 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 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.

Check out the online health science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Our analysis found Rockhurst University to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Plains States Region . Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Women make up 93% of the health science majors at the school.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Rockhurst University Report

#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in health science at Century College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.

About 93% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 7% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Report

#4

Bryan University

Springfield, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bryan University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Springfield, Bryan University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 50% of the health science majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bemidji, NTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Northland Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Northland Community and Technical College

#7

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Columbia College Report

State Fair Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree health sciences and services programs. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

Full Health Sciences & Services at State Fair Community College Report

Explore the most popular online 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

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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 8 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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