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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

10 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Nevada with 4,207 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Nevada 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 Nevada

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Carrington College, Reno to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nevada. Carrington College, Reno is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Reno.

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Out of the 10 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Las Vegas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Carrington College, Las Vegas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, PMI Las Vegas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

The excellent associate degree programs at College of Southern Nevada helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Nevada. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Las Vegas College

Henderson, NV

Out of the 10 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Las Vegas College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Las Vegas College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Henderson.

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Truckee Meadows Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

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#7

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

Western Nevada College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the small city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

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Career College of Northern Nevada landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Sparks, Career College of Northern Nevada is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Great Basin College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

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#10

Nevada Career Institute

Las Vegas, NV

Nevada Career Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, Nevada Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 54,872
Washington 10,021
Oregon 5,865
Hawaii 1,126
Alaska 578

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 10 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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