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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

75 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 Ohio with 28,247 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 75 schools in Ohio 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Cuyahoga Community College District the most popular school in Ohio for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 75 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Of the 498 students majoring in health professions at Sinclair Community College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#3

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Out of the 75 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Owens Community College Report

#4

Hondros College of Nursing

Westerville, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hondros College of Nursing. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Hondros College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 309 students majoring in health professions at Hondros College of Nursing, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

Of the 306 students majoring in health professions at Stark State College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Central Ohio 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 #7 on the list. COTC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Newark.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Lorain County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Health Professions at Lorain County Community College Report

#9

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH

With a ranking of #9, Ross College-Sylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Ross College-Sylvania is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sylvania.

Women make up 95% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.

Of the 222 students majoring in health professions at Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#11

Lakeland Community College

Kirtland, OH

Lakeland 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 #11 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kirtland, Lakeland is a public school with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Health Professions at Lakeland Community College Report

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 in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
12 Clark State Community College Springfield, OH
13 James A Rhodes State College Lima, OH
14 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH
15 Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Michigan 17,976
Illinois 34,790
Wisconsin 11,436

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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