2025 Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

an associate degree in other health professions is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #78 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of other health professions. Combined, these schools handed out 73 associate degrees in other health professions to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt other health professions students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other health professions students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Health Professions Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Other Health Professions in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in other health professions.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Health Professions

1

Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE

40 Annual Graduates

Southeast Community College Area is a great choice for students pursuing an associate degree in other health professions. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in other health professions from Southeast Community College Area

2

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

33 Annual Graduates

$26,962 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Ozarks Technical Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in other health professions. OTC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Springfield.

After graduation, health professions associate recipients generally earn around $26,962 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in other health professions from Ozarks Technical Community College

Best Other Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best other health professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	117	84
Nebraska	98	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Other Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Professions Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	73

Most Popular Majors Related to Health Professions

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	6,339
Allied Health Professions	1,953
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	1,074
Dental Support Services	756
Health & Medical Administrative Services	628
Health Sciences & Services	342
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	275
Health/Medical Prep Programs	165
Mental & Social Health Services	133
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	74

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/NY_College_of_Health_Professions_Massage_Therapy_Class.jpg. More about our data sources and methodologies.