A doctor's degree in health sciences and services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #83 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of health sciences and services. Combined, these schools handed out 122 doctor's degrees in health sciences and services to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Health Sciences & Services School for Your Doctor's Degree
The health science doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future.
We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Plains States Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.
Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of health sciences and services students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
More Ways to Rank Health Sciences & Services Schools
This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked.
In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above.
You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country.
On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for health sciences and services.
Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Sciences & Services in the Plains States Region
The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health sciences and services.
Most Well Attended Schools for Health Science Students Working on Their Doctorate
A T Still University of Health Sciences is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health sciences and services. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Kirksville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health sciences and services in Missouri.
There were about 68 health sciences and services individuals who graduated with this degree at A T Still University of Health Sciences in the most recent year we have data available.
Students who graduate with their doctorate from the health science program state that they receive average early career earnings of $82,400.
Walden University is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in health sciences and services. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health sciences and services in Minnesota.
There were approximately 52 health sciences and services students who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent year we have data available.
University of South Dakota is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health sciences and services. USD is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Vermillion. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health sciences and services in South Dakota.
There were about 2 health sciences and services individuals who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).