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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

20 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 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 college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Newport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Arkansas. 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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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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NorthWest Arkansas 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. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

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Black River Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Arkansas State University Three Rivers ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the fringe 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 medium-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Mississippi 6,374
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658

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).

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