2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate 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 Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Dickinson State University to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . DSU is a small public school located in the town of Dickinson.
Of the 5 students majoring in health science at DSU, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Minnesota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at State Fair Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Plains States Region . State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.
Women make up 67% of the health science majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rainy River Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rainy River Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of International Falls.
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Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.
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Creighton University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Turtle Mountain Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Belcourt, TMCC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Explore the best health sciences and services colleges 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 |
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 10 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.