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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 1,743 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Clearwater, UMA Clearwater is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 5,503 students majoring in health professions at UMA Clearwater, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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

Full Health Professions at Ivy Tech Community College Report

#3

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

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

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#4

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

The in-demand associate degree programs at Excelsior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the United States. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Of the 1,600 students majoring in health professions at Excelsior College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Full Health Professions at Excelsior College Report

Out of the 1,743 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#6

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 1,292 students majoring in health professions at ECPI University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#7

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 991 students majoring in health professions at MDC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Health Professions at Miami Dade College Report

National University College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. National University College is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Bayamon.

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

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#9

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Knoxville.

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

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 831 students majoring in health professions at Rasmussen University - Minnesota, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#11

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

Sierra College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Sierra College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rocklin.

Of the 819 students majoring in health professions at Sierra College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 793 students majoring in health professions at WSU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Of the 750 students majoring in health professions at FSCJ, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Central New Mexico Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Tulsa Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#16

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

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

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American Public University System came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#18

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #18 on the list. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#19

Jersey College

Teterboro, NJ

Jersey College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Jersey College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teterboro.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 605 students majoring in health professions at San Jacinto College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Austin Community College District ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#22

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#22

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. BC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Broward College Report

With a ranking of #24, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. HACC is a 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.

Full Health Professions at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

With a ranking of #25, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 577 students majoring in health professions at CCAC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full Health Professions at Community College of Allegheny County Report

#29

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT
#33

Union County College

Cranford, NJ
#37

Holmes Community College

Goodman, MS
#39

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN
#42

South Texas College

McAllen, TX
#43

Galen College of Nursing - Tampa Bay

Saint Petersburg, FL
#45

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT
#46

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX
#50

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Additional Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1743 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 AmeriTech College - Draper Draper, UT
52 Pima Medical Institute - Tucson Tucson, AZ
53 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
54 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA
55 Delaware County Community College Media, PA
56 Saint Louis Community College Saint Louis, MO
57 Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK
58 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
59 GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ
60 El Centro College Dallas, TX
61 New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY
62 Columbia Central University - Caguas Caguas, PR
63 Carrington College, Sacramento Sacramento, CA
63 Valencia College Orlando, FL
65 Helene Fuld College of Nursing New York, NY
65 ASA College Brooklyn, NY
67 Trocaire College Buffalo, NY
68 Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
69 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC
70 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY
70 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
72 West Coast Ultrasound Institute Beverly Hills, CA
73 Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA
74 St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN
75 Pima Community College Tucson, AZ
76 Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, FL
77 Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL
77 Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Lancaster, PA
79 Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA
80 Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI
81 Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH
82 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
82 SUNY Broome Binghamton, NY
84 Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
85 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
85 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
87 LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY
88 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
88 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
90 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
91 Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI
91 Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA
93 Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL
94 Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY
94 College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV
96 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
97 Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL
98 Macomb Community College Warren, MI
98 Hondros College of Nursing Westerville, OH
100 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
100 Bronx Community College Bronx, NY
102 Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH
102 City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College Chicago, IL
104 Stark State College North Canton, OH
105 Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA
106 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
107 Baptist Health System School of Health Professions San Antonio, TX
108 Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO
109 Baker College Owosso, MI
110 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
110 Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
112 Laboure College Milton, MA
112 Essex County College Newark, NJ
114 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
114 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
114 Century College White Bear Lake, MN
117 Pima Medical Institute - Mesa Mesa, AZ
118 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
119 Citrus College Glendora, CA
119 Oakland Community College Bloomfield Hills, MI
121 Weatherford College Weatherford, TX
122 Middlesex County College Edison, NJ
123 John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner, AL
123 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
125 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA
126 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
126 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
128 Monroe College Bronx, NY
129 EDP University - San Juan San Juan, PR
129 Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ
131 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC
132 St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island Staten Island, NY
132 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
134 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
135 Galen College of Nursing - Louisville Louisville, KY
135 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
135 Lansing Community College Lansing, MI
135 San Antonio College San Antonio, TX
139 Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ
139 Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK
141 El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
142 Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
142 The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest Houston, TX
144 College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID
144 Unitek College Fremont, CA
144 Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA
147 St Paul’s School of Nursing - Queens Rego Park, NY
148 Bryant & Stratton College - Online Orchard Park, NY
149 Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA
150 Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY
151 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
151 Delta College University Center, MI
151 Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ
151 Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ
155 Camden County College Blackwood, NJ
155 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY
157 Polk State College Winter Haven, FL
158 Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS
159 CBD College Los Angeles, CA
160 West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown Morgantown, WV
160 Central Ohio Technical College Newark, OH
162 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA
163 Howard Community College Columbia, MD
164 Eastwick College - Ramsey Ramsey, NJ
164 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA
164 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
167 Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland, MD
168 Albany State University Albany, GA
168 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA
170 Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH
170 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
172 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC
172 Montgomery College Rockville, MD
174 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
175 Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN
176 Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE
176 Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA
176 DeVry University - Illinois Chicago, IL
179 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
179 Ross College-Sylvania Sylvania, OH
181 Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ
181 Florida National University - Main Campus Hialeah, FL
181 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
184 HCI College West Palm Beach, FL
184 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
186 North Shore Community College Danvers, MA
187 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
188 San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA
188 Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
188 Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL
191 Roane State Community College Harriman, TN
192 Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ
193 Parkland College Champaign, IL
193 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA
193 Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC
196 Mildred Elley NYC New York, NY
196 Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey, FL
198 Meridian Community College Meridian, MS
199 Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI
200 Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME
201 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA
202 Eastern Florida State College Cocoa, FL
202 Texas State Technical College Waco, TX
204 Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN
204 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
206 Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ
206 Bevill State Community College Jasper, AL
206 Grayson College Denison, TX
209 Mendocino College Ukiah, CA
209 Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL
209 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
209 State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Bradenton, FL
213 McLennan Community College Waco, TX
214 Mott Community College Flint, MI
215 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
216 Riverside City College Riverside, CA
217 Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI
217 Lakeland Community College Kirtland, OH
217 Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN
217 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
221 Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ
221 Mt. San Antonio College Walnut, CA
221 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
221 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA
221 Clark State Community College Springfield, OH
226 Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA
226 Stanbridge University Irvine, CA
226 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
226 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
230 EDP University - San Sebastian San Sebastian, PR
230 St Philip’s College San Antonio, TX
230 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
233 Wallace Community College, Dothan Dothan, AL
233 Kellogg Community College Battle Creek, MI
235 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK
236 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN
237 El Camino College Torrance, CA
237 Fox College Bedford Park, IL
239 Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury, CT
239 Seattle Central College Seattle, WA
241 Alvin Community College Alvin, TX
241 Portland Community College Portland, OR
243 Bellevue College Bellevue, WA
243 Navarro College Corsicana, TX
243 Highline College Des Moines, WA
243 James A Rhodes State College Lima, OH
247 Davidson County Community College Thomasville, NC
247 Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ
247 Charter College Vancouver, WA
250 Concorde Career College - Memphis Memphis, TN
250 Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA
250 Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
253 Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA
253 Elgin Community College Elgin, IL
255 County College of Morris Randolph, NJ
256 Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ
257 Skyline College San Bruno, CA
257 Walters State Community College Morristown, TN
257 Rasmussen University - Kansas Topeka, KS
260 Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA
260 Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI
260 San Juan College Farmington, NM
260 Butler Community College El Dorado, KS
260 Lake Superior College Duluth, MN

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
265 Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC
266 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR
266 Orange County Community College Middletown, NY
268 Baptist Health College - Little Rock Little Rock, AR
269 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
269 Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO
269 Everett Community College Everett, WA
269 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC
269 Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL
269 Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA
275 Blinn College Brenham, TX
275 Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood, PA
275 American Career College - Anaheim Anaheim, CA
275 Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA
275 Vermont Technical College Randolph, VT
275 Hostos Community College Bronx, NY
281 Universal Career School Sweetwater, FL
281 Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS
281 Temple College Temple, TX
284 St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN
284 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA
284 Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
284 Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL
288 Rose State College Midwest City, OK
288 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
288 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH
288 BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV
292 Pima Medical Institute - Denver Denver, CO
292 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
294 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN
294 Harford Community College Bel Air, MD
294 Merced College Merced, CA
297 Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH
297 Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL
299 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC
299 Gateway Community College New Haven, CT
301 Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA
301 Lane Community College Eugene, OR
301 Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA
301 Snow College Ephraim, UT
305 Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee, FL
305 St. Joseph’s College of Nursing Syracuse, NY
305 Carrington College, Reno Reno, NV
305 College of Central Florida Ocala, FL
305 NHTI-Concord’s Community College Concord, NH
305 Arkansas State University - Main Campus Jonesboro, AR
305 Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL
305 Niagara County Community College Sanborn, NY
313 Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ
313 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY
313 Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA
316 Howard College Big Spring, TX
316 Butte College Oroville, CA
316 Jackson State Community College Jackson, TN
319 Shoreline Community College Shoreline, WA
319 West Hills College-Lemoore Lemoore, CA
321 Mt. Hood Community College Gresham, OR
321 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NE
321 College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD
321 Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan, WY
321 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
326 Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY
326 Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD
326 Antelope Valley College Lancaster, CA
329 University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH
329 Paris Junior College Paris, TX
329 Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO
329 Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA
329 Mandl School - The College of Allied Health New York, NY
334 Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH
334 Central Community College Grand Island, NE
334 College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
334 Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN
338 Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
338 Plaza College Forest Hills, NY
338 Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA
338 Genesee Community College Batavia, NY
342 University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH
343 Merritt College Oakland, CA
343 Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV
343 Regis College Weston, MA
343 Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC
343 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
343 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
343 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA

Health Professions by Region

View the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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