2025 Best Other Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in other health professions, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #84 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 bachelor's degrees in other health professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other health professions students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Health Professions in the Plains States Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for other health professions students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Health Professions

1

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

10 Annual Graduates

$39,045 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Northern Iowa if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in other health professions. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

After graduating, health professions bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $39,045 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in other health professions from University of Northern Iowa

2

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies
Fayette, MO

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in other health professions. Located in the rural area of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other health professions from Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

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	228	69
Iowa	197	3
Kansas	184	116
Nebraska	180	9

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Other Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

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

Health Professions Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	42

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	16,158
Health Sciences & Services	1,570
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,301
Allied Health Professions	916
Communication Sciences	882
Public Health	622
Dental Support Services	285
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	285
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	280
Mental & Social Health Services	228

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.