2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
Health Professions is the most popular major in Arkansas with 6,286 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Arkansas to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Arkansas
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Baptist Health College - Little Rock the best school in Arkansas for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Newport is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public school with a small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public school with a small student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Arkansas. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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NorthWest Arkansas Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Henderson State University 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 #7 on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.
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Black River Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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Arkansas State University Three Rivers landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the town of Malvern.
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 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 #10 on the list. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 18,617 |
| West Virginia | 5,590 |
| Mississippi | 6,374 |
| South Carolina | 7,283 |
| Florida | 49,046 |
| Virginia | 17,510 |
| Alabama | 12,636 |
| Kentucky | 10,991 |
| Georgia | 15,658 |
| Tennessee | 13,576 |
| Louisiana | 7,992 |
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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 20 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.