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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Maine. In total, 2,935 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maine.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Maine 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.

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our analysis found Southern Maine Community College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maine. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 13 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennebec Valley Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 126 students majoring in health professions at Kennebec Valley Community College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#3

Beal College

Bangor, ME

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

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Eastern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Maine. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Central Maine Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Maine. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Of the 64 students majoring in health professions at Central Maine Technical College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Maine College of Health Professions landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. MCHP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lewiston.

Of the 62 students majoring in health professions at MCHP, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Northern Maine 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 #7 on the list. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the town of Presque Isle.

Of the 41 students majoring in health professions at Northern Maine Community College, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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University of Maine at Augusta ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

Of the 32 students majoring in health professions at UMA, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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York County Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Maine at Presque Isle ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Presque Isle, UMPI is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 5,813
Rhode Island 2,703
Massachusetts 18,440
Connecticut 7,729
Vermont 1,087

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 13 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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