2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1,386 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for an Associate in Health Professions
Our analysis found Unitek College to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.
The excellent associate degree programs at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the United States. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Mateo.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Helene Fuld College of Nursing is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, HFCN is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The excellent associate degree programs at Stanbridge University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the United States. Located in the city of Irvine, Stanbridge is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Michael College of Allied Health. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Alexandria, Saint Michael College of Allied Health is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Arnot Ogden Medical Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Arnot Ogden Medical Center is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Elmira.
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PITC Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. PITC Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wyncote.
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
American College of Healthcare Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
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Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. L.A. County School of Nursing is a small public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Loma Linda University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
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Dakota State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.
University of Providence landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.
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Elizabethtown College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
Standard Healthcare Services - College of Nursing landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Falls Church, Standard College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Best Care College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of East Orange, Best Care College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
With a ranking of #18, Cochran School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Cochran School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Yonkers.
American Public University System ranked #19 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #20, Ohio Medical Career College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Ohio Medical Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
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Thomas Jefferson University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #22, St. Joseph’s College of Nursing did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. St Joseph's College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
Waldorf University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
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Jersey College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Jersey College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Teterboro.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1386 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools award.
Health Professions by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 35,945 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29,833 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 29,053 |
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Dental Support Services | 26,399 |
| Communication Sciences | 22,298 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20,393 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18,901 |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10,751 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9,210 |
| Other Health Professions | 7,984 |
| Dentistry | 6,770 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6,158 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5,115 |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 3,564 |
| Chiropractic | 2,658 |
| Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies | 2,374 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2,089 |
| Optometry | 1,822 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,775 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 960 |
| Medical Science | 909 |
| Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 294 |
| Alternative Medical Support Services | 227 |
| Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 68 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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