Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

10 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular 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 New England Region .

Our analysis found Vermont Technical College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Randolph, Vermont Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 176 students majoring in health professions at Vermont Tech, 13% are male and 88% are female.

Read More…

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

Full Health Professions at Southern New Hampshire University Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Kennebec Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 126 students majoring in health professions at Kennebec Valley Community College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Read full report on Health Professions at Kennebec Valley Community College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

#5

Granite State College

Concord, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

Read More…

#5

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fisher College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Full Health Professions at Fisher College Report

University of Maine at Augusta ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

Of the 32 students majoring in health professions at UMA, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Read More…

#8

Elms College

Chicopee, MA

Elms 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. Located in the large suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read More…

#9

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

Cambridge College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Health Professions at Cambridge College

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Health Professions at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Report

Explore the most popular online health professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 5,813
Maine 2,935
Rhode Island 2,703
Massachusetts 18,440
Connecticut 7,729
Vermont 1,087

More Health Professions Rankings in the New England Region

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 10 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.