2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in Utah with 26,190 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Utah 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 Utah
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top Utah Schools for an Associate in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Fortis College - Salt Lake City the best school in Utah for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at AmeriTech College - Draper helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Utah. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Salt Lake Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Utah. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.
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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Dixie State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint George.
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Snow College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 11,178 |
| Montana | 1,968 |
| Idaho | 3,965 |
| Wyoming | 961 |
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| 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 8 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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