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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Health Professions is the most popular major in Pennsylvania with 32,882 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. 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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Clarion University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Pennsylvania. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Pennsylvania. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

Of the 583 students majoring in health professions at HACC, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Peirce College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Peirce is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at La Roche University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Pennsylvania. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

Of the 14 students majoring in health professions at La Roche, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#6

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Harcum College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Harcum College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Pittsburgh 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 #7 on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

Of the 86 students majoring in health professions at Pittsburgh Technical College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#8

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown 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 #8 on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.

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With a ranking of #9, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania Highlands is a public college with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Institute of Medical Careers came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Pittsburgh, Institute of Medical Careers is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in health professions at Institute of Medical Careers, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
New York 45,482
Maryland 10,796
Delaware 2,277
District of Columbia 3,705

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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 11 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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