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2025 Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri

46 Colleges in Missouri
18,419 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$57,704 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #2 in popularity, health professions is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 46 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for health professions students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18,419 degrees in health professions annually.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School

Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri Your choice of health professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for health professions schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Health Professions Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Health Professions
Bachelor's Degrees in Health Professions
Master's Degrees in Health Professions
Doctor's Degrees in Health Professions

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Health Professions in Missouri

The schools below may not offer all types of health professions degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Missouri Schools in Health Professions

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
402 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$66,925 Median Starting Salary

Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in health professions. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Goldfarb School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 402 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Goldfarb School of Nursing in the most recent year we have data available. Health Professions degree recipients from Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College receive an earnings boost of around $9,221 over the typical earnings of health professions graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,653 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$100,372 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Maryville University of Saint Louis if you want to pursue a degree in health professions. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #319 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Maryville U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1653 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent year we have data available. Health Professions degree recipients from Maryville University of Saint Louis receive an earnings boost of about $42,668 over the typical income of health professions majors.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Healthcare Administration Program Name

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SLU crest
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,161 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$70,430 Median Starting Salary

Saint Louis University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in health professions. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1161 health professions students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year. Those health professions students who get their degree from Saint Louis University earn $12,726 more than the standard health professions student.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,539 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
6.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in health professions. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were about 1539 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the health professions program at University of Missouri - Columbia get $3,495 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
792 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$89,716 Median Starting Salary

UMKC is a large public university located in the city of Kansas City. This university ranks 14th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 792 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the health professions program at University of Missouri - Kansas City get $32,012 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
554 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$68,512 Median Starting Salary

Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Kansas City. A Best Colleges rank of #509 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rockhurst is a great university overall.

There were roughly 554 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Rockhurst in the most recent data year. Those health professions students who get their degree from Rockhurst University earn $10,808 more than the standard health professions grad.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
637 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
3.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 637 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year. Those health professions students who get their degree from Missouri State University - Springfield make $36,512 more than the average health professions graduate.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN Program Name

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
213 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
4.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Kansas City, Research College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 213 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Research College of Nursing in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the health professions major at Research College of Nursing earn $28,117 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
291 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$72,158 Median Starting Salary

UMSL is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #632 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMSL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 291 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent data year. Health Professions degree recipients from University of Missouri - St Louis earn a boost of around $14,454 over the typical earnings of health professions graduates.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
69 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$68,391 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Liberty, William Jewell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 19th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 69 health professions students who graduated with this degree at William Jewell in the most recent data year. Health Professions degree recipients from William Jewell College receive an earnings boost of around $10,687 above the typical earnings of health professions majors.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Health Professions students in the state of Missouri that almost earned our Best Health Professions Schools in Missouri award.

Rank College Location
11 Chamberlain University - Missouri St. Louis, MO
12 Webster University Saint Louis, MO
13 Cox College Springfield, MO
14 Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
15 Truman State University Kirksville, MO

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Kansas 38 5,776
Minnesota 38 24,554
Iowa 38 6,601
South Dakota 38 2,157
Nebraska 36 4,554
North Dakota 35 2,077

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 6,569
Allied Health Professions 1,313
Medicine 1,205
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1,165
Health Sciences & Services 1,027
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 963
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 938
Public Health 791
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 726
Communication Sciences 586

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