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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

20 Colleges
$45,735 Avg Salary
$19,890 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

With 609 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #14 most popular major in Arkansas.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Arkansas to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College the most popular school in Arkansas for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in allied health at UA Pulaski Tech, 27% are male and 73% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at UA Pulaski Tech accumulate an average of around $22,597 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a great place for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. UAFS is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.

About 94% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#3

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Park College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the allied health majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at National Park College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,364.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Arkansas Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.

About 64% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 36% are male.

On average, allied health graduates from SouthArk take out $15,848 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Southeast Arkansas College

Pine Bluff, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Arkansas College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. SEARK College is a fairly small public school located in the city of Pine Bluff.

Women make up 81% of the allied health majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 40% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from NWACC carry an average student debt load of $17,253.

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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 24% are male.

On average, allied health graduates from ATU take out $15,142 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

North Arkansas College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health professions programs. Northark is a small public school located in the remote town of Harrison.

Of the 21 students majoring in allied health at Northark, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Allied Health majors at Northark take out an average of $12,907 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Black River Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the allied health majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Black River Technical College carry an average student debt load of $14,275.

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Baptist Health College - Little Rock did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,299
Virginia 1,447
North Carolina 1,932
Florida 3,670
Tennessee 1,213
Kentucky 801
South Carolina 644
Louisiana 593
Alabama 797
Mississippi 504
West Virginia 356

One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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