2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree 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.
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.
2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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 .
Most Popular Online Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Rockhurst University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their online associate degree. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Coon Rapids.
About 93% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 7% are male.
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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 medium-sized 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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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Northwest Technical College 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 . Located in the town of Bemidji, NTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.
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Northland Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Columbia 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 #7 on the list. Located in the 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.
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With a ranking of #8, State Fair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their online associate degree. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the town of Sedalia.
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Explore the most popular online health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 401 |
Iowa | 55 |
Missouri | 1,081 |
Nebraska | 91 |
Kansas | 143 |
South Dakota | 135 |
North Dakota | 11 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Health Science Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 |
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.