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Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Nevada with 4,207 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. 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 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 in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Nevada to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Our 2023 rankings named College of Southern Nevada the most popular school in Nevada for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 316 students majoring in health professions at CSN, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carrington College, Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Carrington College, Reno is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Reno.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, PMI Las Vegas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 158 students majoring in health professions at PMI Las Vegas, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

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

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Out of the 10 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Las Vegas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carrington College, Las Vegas is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

Of the 63 students majoring in health professions at Carrington College, Las Vegas, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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#6

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

With a ranking of #6, Western Nevada College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Great Basin College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the town of Elko.

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

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Career College of Northern Nevada 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sparks, Career College of Northern Nevada is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in health professions at Career College of Northern Nevada, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#9

Las Vegas College

Henderson, NV

Las Vegas College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Las Vegas College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Henderson.

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

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#10

Nevada Career Institute

Las Vegas, NV

Nevada Career Institute landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 54,872
Washington 10,021
Oregon 5,865
Hawaii 1,126
Alaska 578

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).

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