2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 368 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Capella University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 736 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
A T Still University of Health Sciences is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 122 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 530 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the fairly large public school awarded 411 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
Around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 452 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Columbia, Missouri, the large public school awarded 290 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
Winona State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school handed out 22 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health is a small private not-for-profit school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 21 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 95% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Nebraska Methodist College. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Washburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Washburn University is a public institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Pittsburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 18 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #13, Fort Hays State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. FHSU is a fairly large public school situated in Hays, Kansas. It awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #14, Logan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Chesterfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 222 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
Around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
St Catherine University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. St. Kate’s is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wichita State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. This fairly large public school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 55 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large public school awarded 88 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Morningside College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Morningside is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Morningside is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Allen College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Allen College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Briar Cliff University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in Lamoni, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Graceland Lamoni is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Saint Louis University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 282 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Dakota ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
College of Saint Mary came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Around 38% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Rasmussen University - Minnesota. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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