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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

50 Colleges
$34,253 Avg Salary
$29,079 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in the Plains States Region for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 27% are male.

Health Science majors at Mizzou take out an average of $22,421 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Rochester. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Rochester is a small public school located in the city of Rochester.

About 79% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 21% are male.

On average, health science graduates from UMN Rochester take out $23,977 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $290, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

Women make up 82% of the health science majors at the school.

Health Science majors at USD take out an average of $28,498 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $138.

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Out of the 50 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Of the 66 students majoring in health science at UMKC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Health Science majors at UMKC take out an average of $28,382 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 50 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Women make up 78% of the health science majors at the school.

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Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

About 79% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 21% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in health science at Northwest, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 18% are male.

On average, health science graduates from Maryville U take out $24,399 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 21% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Missouri State carry an average student debt load of $29,404.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 401
Iowa 55
Missouri 1,081
Nebraska 91
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 27 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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