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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

With 977,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Weber State University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health professions students working on their associate degree. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Salt Lake Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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

Full Health Professions at Salt Lake Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at AmeriTech College - Draper helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 421 students majoring in health professions at AmeriTech College - Draper, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Pueblo Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Health Professions at Pueblo Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#6

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#7

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range 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. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Pima Medical Institute - Denver ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Denver, PMI Denver is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 72% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Northern Wyoming Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the Rocky Mountains Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY
12 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
13 Casper College Casper, WY
14 Concorde Career College - Aurora Aurora, CO

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 11,178
Utah 26,190
Montana 1,968
Idaho 3,965
Wyoming 961

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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