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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 5,813 degrees and certificates from a New Hampshire school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 New Hampshire ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New Hampshire to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Hampshire.

Our analysis found NHTI-Concord’s Community College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Hampshire. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in New Hampshire. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at River Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in New Hampshire. NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a small public school located in the rural area of Claremont.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. MCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Manchester.

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

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#5

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rivier University is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in health professions at Rivier, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

Great Bay Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Great Bay Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Portsmouth.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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St Joseph School of Nursing came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Located in the small city of Nashua, St Joseph School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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White Mountains 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. Located in the town of Berlin, White Mountains Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Nashua Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. Located in the small city of Nashua, Nashua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 4% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Lakes Region Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Lakes Region Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Laconia.

Of the 17 students majoring in health professions at Lakes Region Community College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 2,935
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 12 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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