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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 10,021 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in Washington 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Spokane Community College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Washington. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at Spokane Community College

#2

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle Central College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 191 students majoring in health professions at Seattle Central, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#3

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bellevue College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. BC is a large public school located in the city of Bellevue.

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

Full Health Professions at Bellevue College Report

#3

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

Out of the 41 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Highline College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

Full Health Professions at Highline College Report

#5

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Out of the 41 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Charter College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

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

Read full report on Health Professions at Charter College

Tacoma Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

Of the 177 students majoring in health professions at Tacoma Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Health Professions at Tacoma Community College Report

Everett 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public 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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Shoreline 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 #8 on the list. Shoreline Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Shoreline.

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

Full Health Professions at Shoreline Community College Report

With a ranking of #9, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

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

Full Health Professions at Lake Washington Institute of Technology Report

#10

Bellingham Technical College

Bellingham, WA

Bellingham Technical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 142 students majoring in health professions at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Full Health Professions at Bellingham Technical College Report

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
Oregon 5,865
Hawaii 1,126
Nevada 4,207
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 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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