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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

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

Health Professions is the most popular major in Minnesota with 25,582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Minnesota 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 2023 rankings named Northwest Technical College the most popular online school in Minnesota for health professions students working on their associate degree. NTC is a fairly small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Minnesota West Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Minnesota. Located in the remote town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in health professions at Minnesota West, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Minnesota State Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Minnesota. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Out of the 16 online programs at schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 16 online programs at schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#7

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Anoka 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 #8 on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

Of the 69 students majoring in health professions at Anoka Technical College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#10

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Coon Rapids, MN

Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 201 students majoring in health professions at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 5,886
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
Missouri 16,143
Nebraska 4,665
North Dakota 2,083

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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 16 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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