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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

48 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

With 977,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 48 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 48 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 241 students majoring in health professions at Excelsior College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Monroe College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 160 students majoring in health professions at Millersville, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#8

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Frostburg State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the suburb of Frostburg.

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

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#9

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Ramapo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

Of the 127 students majoring in health professions at Ramapo College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Explore the most popular online health professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
Pennsylvania 32,882
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 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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