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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Doctor's Degree Schools

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In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned a degree or certificate in health sciences and services, making the major the #34 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the health science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the most popular school in the United States for health sciences and services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at A T Still University of Health Sciences Report

#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in health science at NUS Florida, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Nova Southeastern University Report

Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in health science at MCPHS University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Dakota is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at University of South Dakota

Western Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the health science majors at the school.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Western Michigan University Report

California University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Women make up 86% of the health science majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at California University of Pennsylvania

#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Arkansas Report

The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

Women make up 50% of the health science majors at the school.

Full Health Sciences & Services at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #9, Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Brown University Report

Health Sciences & Services by Region

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One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services 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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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