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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1,386 Colleges
$4,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,386 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Sentara College of Health Sciences the best value school in the United States for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Chesapeake, Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Sentara College of Health Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $2,637 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 1,386 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Junior College landed the # 2 spot on the list. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Hobbs.

New Mexico Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,280 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coahoma Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coahoma Community College are $3,003 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kyle.

Oglala Lakota College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,684 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 1,386 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year.

Southeast Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list.

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With a ranking of #6, Clovis Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clovis Community College are $2,984 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. L.A. County School of Nursing is a small public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#8

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $5,160 per year.

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#9

Panola College

Carthage, TX

With a ranking of #9, Panola College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Carthage, Panola College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Panola College are $4,680 per year.

Panola College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list.

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#10

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Seattle Central College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle Central are $4,670 per year.

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#11

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS

With a ranking of #11, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Hutchinson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hutchinson Community College are $4,470 a year.

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Alvin Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alvin are $4,010 a year.

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#13

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Camden County College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Camden County College are $3,744 per year.

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#13

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

With a ranking of #13, Highline College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public school with a small student population.

Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,813 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Highline also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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With a ranking of #15, Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well on this year’s best value schools 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $4,320 per year.

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Neosho County Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.

Neosho County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,000 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #17, Cloud County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cloud County Community College are $3,570 per year.

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Metropolitan Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

MCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list.

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#19

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

College of the Mainland came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at COM are $3,873 a year.

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SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SOWELA are $4,265 per year.

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American Public University System landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year.

American Military University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list.

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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College also did well on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#23

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains 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 #23 on the list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #24, South Louisiana Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.

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#25

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

With a ranking of #25, Amarillo College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#26

Centralia College

Centralia, WA
#28

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA
#31

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
#32

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA
#33

El Centro College

Dallas, TX
#35

Merced College

Merced, CA
#37

Clarendon College

Clarendon, TX
#38

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX
#39

Bossier Parish Community College

Bossier City, LA
#47

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN
#49

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1386 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN
52 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
53 Oakland Community College Bloomfield Hills, MI
54 Washington State Community College Marietta, OH
54 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
56 Lake Region State College Devils Lake, ND
57 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
58 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA
59 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
60 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
60 The University of Texas at Brownsville Brownsville, TX
60 Galveston College Galveston, TX
63 Labette Community College Parsons, KS
64 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA
64 Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX
66 Mid-Plains Community College North Platte, NE
67 Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN
68 Umpqua Community College Roseburg, OR
69 Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN
70 San Juan College Farmington, NM
71 Victoria College Victoria, TX
72 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA
73 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
74 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
75 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
76 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE
76 Bronx Community College Bronx, NY
78 Century College White Bear Lake, MN
78 Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN
78 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA
81 Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL
82 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS
82 Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA
82 Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX
85 North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND
86 Gavilan College Gilroy, CA
87 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
88 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
89 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
90 Garden City Community College Garden City, KS
91 Flint Hills Technical College Emporia, KS
92 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN
93 Mendocino College Ukiah, CA
93 Seward County Community College Liberal, KS
95 Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro, GA
96 Lake Area Technical Institute Watertown, SD
97 Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
98 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
99 Cochran School of Nursing Yonkers, NY
100 Granite State College Concord, NH
101 Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN
102 Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
103 Yuba College Marysville, CA
104 Odessa College Odessa, TX
104 Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA
104 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
107 University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus Gallup, NM
108 Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS
108 University of Arkansas Rich Mountain Mena, AR
110 Butte College Oroville, CA
111 Lower Columbia College Longview, WA
112 Crowder College Neosho, MO
113 Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA
114 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
114 University of New Mexico - Taos Campus Ranchos de Taos, NM
116 Canada College Redwood City, CA
117 American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland, OR
118 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN
119 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID
120 Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ
121 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
122 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
123 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
123 Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville, AR
125 Ventura College Ventura, CA
126 Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA
127 South Central College North Mankato, MN
128 Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay, OR
129 Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN
130 Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA
130 Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA
130 Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS
133 Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI
133 Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI
133 Temple College Temple, TX
136 Holmes Community College Goodman, MS
137 Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA
138 Howard College Big Spring, TX
139 Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI
140 Lake Superior College Duluth, MN
141 Grayson College Denison, TX
142 Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA
143 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
143 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
143 Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ
146 Meridian Community College Meridian, MS
146 Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA
146 Rogue Community College Grants Pass, OR
149 Cabrillo College Aptos, CA
149 North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA
149 Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, CO
152 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
153 Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA
154 South Texas College McAllen, TX
154 Laredo College Laredo, TX
156 Weatherford College Weatherford, TX
157 Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA
158 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
158 Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA
160 Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA
161 Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles, OR
162 Glendale Community College Glendale, CA
162 Dodge City Community College Dodge City, KS
162 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
165 Midland College Midland, TX
166 Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA
166 Central Lakes College - Brainerd Brainerd, MN
168 Moorpark College Moorpark, CA
168 Southside College of Health Sciences Colonial Heights, VA
168 Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA
168 San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA
168 Angelina College Lufkin, TX
173 Kilgore College Kilgore, TX
173 Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA
175 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
176 Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, MD
177 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
178 McLennan Community College Waco, TX
178 Delta College University Center, MI
180 Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Mountain Home, AR
180 Antelope Valley College Lancaster, CA
182 Navarro College Corsicana, TX
183 James A Rhodes State College Lima, OH
184 Dakota State University Madison, SD
185 Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN
186 Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD
187 College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID
188 Vernon College Vernon, TX
189 Otero Junior College La Junta, CO
190 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
191 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA
192 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
193 Southeastern Community College West Burlington, IA
193 Ocean County College Toms River, NJ
193 Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ
196 Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS
196 Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS
196 Craven Community College New Bern, NC
196 West Hills College-Lemoore Lemoore, CA
196 Jefferson Community College Watertown, NY
201 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
202 Minnesota State College Southeast Winona, MN
202 Middlesex County College Edison, NJ
204 Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA
205 Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA
206 Napa Valley College Napa, CA
206 College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
208 New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM
209 Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena, AR
209 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
209 Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA
212 Colby Community College Colby, KS
212 Hibbing Community College Hibbing, MN
214 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
215 Universidad Central Del Caribe Bayamon, PR
216 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
217 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC
218 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
219 Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND
219 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Shell Lake, WI
221 Oregon Coast Community College Newport, OR
222 Lanier Technical College Oakwood, GA
222 Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA
224 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
225 Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown, IA
226 Harford Community College Bel Air, MD
227 Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA
228 Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA
228 University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus Los Lunas, NM
230 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN
231 College of Eastern Idaho Idaho Falls, ID
232 Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA
233 Saint Michael College of Allied Health Alexandria, VA
233 Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM
235 Eastern Maine Community College Bangor, ME
236 Bellevue College Bellevue, WA
237 State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO
238 Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI
239 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
239 College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
241 College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA
241 Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ
243 Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS
244 Texarkana College Texarkana, TX
245 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
246 University of Hawaii Maui College Kahului, HI
247 Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA
248 Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ
248 Albany Technical College Albany, GA
250 Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN
251 Genesee Community College Batavia, NY
252 Arkansas State University - Beebe Beebe, AR
253 Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL
254 Union County College Cranford, NJ
255 Saint Louis Community College Saint Louis, MO
256 Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA
257 Peninsula College Port Angeles, WA
257 South Piedmont Community College Polkton, NC
259 East Central Community College Decatur, MS
259 GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ
259 Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD
262 Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI
263 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
264 Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
264 Ohio University - Southern Campus Ironton, OH
266 Central Ohio Technical College Newark, OH
266 Mt. San Antonio College Walnut, CA
268 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
269 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
269 Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Dover, DE
271 Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA
272 Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC
272 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
274 Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ
274 East Central College Union, MO
276 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
276 Ohio University - Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH

Health Professions by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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.

  • 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.

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