2023 Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Mount Marty University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mount Marty. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Ambrose University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
St. Ambrose University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 15% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Mary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in the Plains States Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMary. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
North Dakota State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 20% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Webster University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in the Plains States Region .
Online graduate courses are available at Webster, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WUSTL. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
One thing to take note of is that St. Scholastica does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at South Dakota State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rockhurst University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Rockhurst does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, College of Saint Mary did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Saint Mary, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
SLU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of North Dakota landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
UND does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Creighton University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Creighton. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
St Catherine University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at St. Kate’s, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Augsburg University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Augsburg, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 4% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Winona State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Winona State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
KU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #18 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Maryville U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Iowa came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Iowa. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #20, Morningside College did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Morningside are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Pittsburg State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
One thing to take note of is that Pitt State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Graceland Lamoni are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #23 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
UMKC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UMN Twin Cities does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
Minnesota State Mankato does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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