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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 46% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 42 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ross College-Sylvania is a great place for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Ross College-Sylvania is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sylvania.

Women make up 95% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James A Rhodes State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 189 students majoring in health professions at Rhodes State College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 42 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

Of the 206 students majoring in health professions at North Central Technical College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Eastern Gateway Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in health professions at Eastern Gateway Community College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Of the 498 students majoring in health professions at Sinclair Community College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Health Professions at Sinclair Community College Report

University of Cincinnati - Clermont College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC Clermont College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Batavia.

Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online health professions schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Michigan 17,976
Ohio 28,247
Illinois 34,790
Wisconsin 11,436

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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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