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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 10,021 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Check out the health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue College the best school in Washington for health professions students working on their associate degree. BC is a large public school located in the city of Bellevue.

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#2

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centralia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Centralia College is a small public school located in the town of Centralia.

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#3

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

Out of the 30 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Highline College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Central College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Seattle. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, PMI Seattle is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Shoreline Community 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 #6 on the list. Shoreline Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Shoreline.

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#7

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

With a ranking of #7, Walla Walla University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of College Place, Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

North Seattle College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. North Seattle is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Tacoma Community 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 #9 on the list. Tacoma Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 54,872
Oregon 5,865
Hawaii 1,126
Nevada 4,207
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 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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