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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

19 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 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.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Pennsylvania to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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

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Out of the 19 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

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

Full Health Professions at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

Out of the 19 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Immaculata University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

Out of the 19 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvernia University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great place for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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

Full Health Professions at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

#6

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

Lock Haven University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

Of the 241 students majoring in health professions at Clarion University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#8

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

Peirce College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Peirce is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Mansfield University is a small public school located in the town of Mansfield.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#10

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

Central Penn College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in health professions at Central Penn, 32% are male and 68% 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 19 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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