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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia

4 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 District of Columbia. With 3,705 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia 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 George Washington University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 51 students majoring in health professions at GWU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Michael College of Allied Health. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Saint Michael College of Allied Health is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Alexandria.

Full Health Professions at Saint Michael College of Allied Health Report

#3

Career Technical Institute

Washington, DC

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Career Technical Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Career Technical Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Career Technical Institute Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at University of the District of Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in District of Columbia. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 19 students majoring in health professions at University of the District of Columbia, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Full Health Professions at University of the District of Columbia Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 12,728
Pennsylvania 32,882
New York 45,482
Maryland 10,796
Delaware 2,277

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 4 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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