Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Missouri, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.
59 schools in Missouri run programs that feed this job, graduating 6,312 people a year. The job pays a median of $130,490 in Missouri across about 5,700 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Missouri that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
68 programs in Missouri that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Missouri (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Missouri page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.2201In Missouri → | 504 | 8.0% | 8 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 2 | CIP 51.2308In Missouri → | 464 | 7.4% | 8 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 3 | CIP 51.0801In Missouri → | 407 | 6.4% | 17 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 4 | CIP 51.0904In Missouri → | 353 | 5.6% | 14 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 5 | CIP 51.0912In Missouri → | 337 | 5.3% | 5 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 6 | CIP 51.2306In Missouri → | 327 | 5.2% | 7 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 7 | CIP 51.0101In Missouri → | 290 | 4.6% | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | CIP 51.0401In Missouri → | 248 | 3.9% | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | CIP 51.0201In Missouri → | 238 | 3.8% | 4 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 10 | CIP 51.0204In Missouri → | 199 | 3.2% | 4 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 11 | CIP 51.0911In Missouri → | 199 | 3.2% | 13 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 12 | CIP 51.0601In Missouri → | 187 | 3.0% | 7 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 13 | CIP 51.0602In Missouri → | 181 | 2.9% | 6 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 14 | CIP 51.2001In Missouri → | 175 | 2.8% | 2 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 15 | CIP 51.0203In Missouri → | 174 | 2.8% | 4 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 16 | CIP 51.3501In Missouri → | 158 | 2.5% | 5 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
| 17 | CIP 51.0913In Missouri → | 152 | 2.4% | 11 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 18 | CIP 51.0803In Missouri → | 144 | 2.3% | 13 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 19 | CIP 51.0909In Missouri → | 142 | 2.2% | 12 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 20 | CIP 51.0908In Missouri → | 124 | 2.0% | 8 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 21 | CIP 01.8001In Missouri → | 113 | 1.8% | 1 | — | — |
| 22 | CIP 01.8301In Missouri → | 104 | 1.6% | 6 | $33,581 | $14,171 |
| 23 | CIP 51.0999In Missouri → | 95 | 1.5% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 24 | CIP 51.2202In Missouri → | 90 | 1.4% | 3 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 25 | CIP 51.0910In Missouri → | 72 | 1.1% | 5 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 26 | CIP 26.1309In Missouri → | 71 | 1.1% | 2 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 27 | CIP 51.0907In Missouri → | 66 | 1.0% | 4 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 28 | CIP 51.0202In Missouri → | 60 | 1.0% | 2 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 29 | CIP 51.1004In Missouri → | 49 | 0.8% | 7 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 30 | CIP 51.2212In Missouri → | 47 | 0.7% | 4 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 31 | CIP 51.1501In Missouri → | 41 | 0.6% | 2 | $37,335 | $22,861 |
| 32 | CIP 51.1005In Missouri → | 38 | 0.6% | 9 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 33 | CIP 51.1012In Missouri → | 37 | 0.6% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 34 | CIP 30.1901In Missouri → | 32 | 0.5% | 2 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 35 | CIP 51.1009In Missouri → | 28 | 0.4% | 2 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 36 | CIP 51.3202In Missouri → | 28 | 0.4% | 3 | $99,851 | $21,475 |
| 37 | CIP 01.8101In Missouri → | 27 | 0.4% | 2 | $30,855 | $21,335 |
| 38 | CIP 26.1102In Missouri → | 24 | 0.4% | 3 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 39 | CIP 51.2207In Missouri → | 24 | 0.4% | 3 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 40 | CIP 51.2209In Missouri → | 23 | 0.4% | 2 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 41 | CIP 51.0508In Missouri → | 22 | 0.3% | 3 | $195,650 | — |
| 42 | CIP 51.0502In Missouri → | 20 | 0.3% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 43 | CIP 51.1099In Missouri → | 19 | 0.3% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 44 | CIP 51.2010In Missouri → | 18 | 0.3% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 45 | CIP 51.2305In Missouri → | 18 | 0.3% | 2 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 46 | CIP 26.0403In Missouri → | 15 | 0.2% | 2 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 47 | CIP 51.0901In Missouri → | 14 | 0.2% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 48 | CIP 51.2004In Missouri → | 11 | 0.2% | 2 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 49 | CIP 51.2309In Missouri → | 11 | 0.2% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 50 | CIP 26.0404In Missouri → | 8 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 51 | CIP 51.0805In Missouri → | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 52 | CIP 26.0503In Missouri → | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | $38,383 | $22,065 |
| 53 | CIP 51.2299In Missouri → | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 54 | CIP 01.8108In Missouri → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $30,855 | $21,335 |
| 55 | CIP 51.0905In Missouri → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 56 | CIP 51.2208In Missouri → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 57 | CIP 51.2310In Missouri → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 58 | CIP 51.0506In Missouri → | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 59 | CIP 51.0920In Missouri → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 60 | CIP 51.2314In Missouri → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 61 | CIP 51.2205In Missouri → | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 62 | Gerontologymain feeder CIP 30.1101In Missouri → | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | $37,623 | $25,986 |
| 63 | CIP 26.1001In Missouri → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 64 | CIP 51.0509In Missouri → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 65 | CIP 51.0510In Missouri → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 66 | CIP 51.2301In Missouri → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 67 | CIP 51.2317In Missouri → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 68 | CIP 51.3503In Missouri → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
Top 25 schools in Missouri
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 22 of the 59 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville, MO Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 879 | Public Health, General | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO Public · 15 feeder programs | 607 | Public Health, General | $36,867 | 75% | — | 78% |
| 3 | Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 24 feeder programs | 540 | Occupational Therapy/Therapist | — | 80% | $24,886 | 75% |
| 4 | Concorde Career College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO Private for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 356 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $27,598 | 53% | $29,551 | 96% |
| 5 | Logan University Chesterfield, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 304 | Chiropractic | — | 22% | $17,906 | 64% |
| 6 | Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO Public · 14 feeder programs | 302 | Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | $30,971 | 58% | — | 91% |
| 7 | University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO Public · 8 feeder programs | 265 | Dentistry | — | 55% | — | 72% |
| 8 | Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 263 | Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | — | 66% | $24,921 | 95% |
| 9 | Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO Public · 9 feeder programs | 230 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $55,754 | 21% | — | — |
| 10 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 212 | Physical Therapy/Therapist | — | 94% | $14,126 | 12% |
| 11 | Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO Public · 8 feeder programs | 189 | Dental Assisting/Assistant | $36,855 | 33% | — | — |
| 12 | Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO Public · 6 feeder programs | 133 | Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant | $37,631 | 34% | — | — |
| 13 | Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 127 | Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | — | 75% | $21,890 | 70% |
| 14 | State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO Public · 8 feeder programs | 125 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 44% | — | — |
| 15 | WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City Kansas City, MO Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 112 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $24,575 | 67% | $13,425 | — |
| 16 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 104 | Pharmacy | — | 62% | $31,804 | 90% |
| 17 | Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO Public · 7 feeder programs | 103 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $53,927 | 42% | — | 97% |
| 18 | Midwest Institute Earth City, MO Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 91 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $29,339 | 55% | $17,111 | 87% |
| 19 | Crowder College Neosho, MO Public · 5 feeder programs | 87 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $33,436 | 49% | — | — |
| 20 | Jefferson College Hillsboro, MO Public · 3 feeder programs | 87 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $46,769 | 38% | — | — |
| 21 | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO Public · 5 feeder programs | 70 | Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | — | 54% | — | 64% |
| 22 | Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 68 | Physical Therapy/Therapist | — | 55% | $20,939 | 68% |
| 23 | Mineral Area College Park Hills, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 66 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | — | 49% | — | — |
| 24 | Cox College Springfield, MO Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 63 | Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | $47,630 | 100% | — | 100% |
| 25 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO Public · 5 feeder programs | 62 | Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | — | 58% | — | 74% |
All 59 schools in Missouri
Every school in Missouri with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A T Still University of Health Sciences | Kirksville | Private not-for-profit | 879 | 9 |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia | Public | 607 | 15 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | Private not-for-profit | 540 | 24 |
| Concorde Career College - Kansas City | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 356 | 9 |
| Logan University | Chesterfield | Private not-for-profit | 304 | 2 |
| Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield | Public | 302 | 14 |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | 265 | 8 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Private not-for-profit | 263 | 7 |
| Saint Louis Community College | Bridgeton | Public | 230 | 9 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | Private not-for-profit | 212 | 9 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | 189 | 8 |
| Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | 133 | 6 |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City | Private not-for-profit | 127 | 4 |
| State Fair Community College | Sedalia | Public | 125 | 8 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 112 | 3 |
What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Missouri
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $107,310. Missouri pays above the national figure.
Concentrated here: Missouri employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Missouri
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Missouri
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.8001Veterinary Medicine
- 01.8101Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
- 01.8102Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
- 01.8103Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8104Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8105Veterinary Anatomy(no graduates reported)
- 01.8106Veterinary Infectious Diseases
- 01.8107Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
- 01.8108Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
- 01.8109Veterinary Physiology
- 01.8110Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
- 01.8111Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology(no graduates reported)
- 01.8199Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
- 01.8301Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
- 13.1327Health Occupations Teacher Education
- 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- 26.0403Anatomy
- 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
- 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- 26.0913Biomechanics
- 26.0999Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
- 26.1001Pharmacology
- 26.1002Molecular Pharmacology
- 26.1003Neuropharmacology
- 26.1004Toxicology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing health specialties teachers, postsecondary programs in Missouri.
What degree do you need to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Public Health, General, which awarded 504 degrees in Missouri in 2024-25, 8.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 68 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health Diagnostic, Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Public Health, Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, plus 20 more. Together they graduate about 6,312 people a year in Missouri.
How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Missouri?+
The median is $130,490 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 21.6% above the U.S. median of $107,310. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for health specialties teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +17.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 27,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Missouri?+
59 institutions in Missouri reported graduates from at least one of the 68 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do health specialties teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1071.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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