2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 487 schools in the Southeast 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.
2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater the most popular school in the Southeast Region for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Clearwater, UMA Clearwater is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 97% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 3% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.
Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 27% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, South College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
Of the 842 students majoring in health professions at South College, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville 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. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.
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American Public University System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 48% of the health professions majors at the school.
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St Petersburg College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Clearwater.
Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Broward College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. BC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.
Of the 591 students majoring in health professions at BC, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Wallace State Community College, Hanceville 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 #12 on the list. Located in the town of Hanceville, Wallace State, Hanceville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Holmes 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 #13 on the list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.
Of the 488 students majoring in health professions at Holmes Community College, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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Hillsborough Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 460 students majoring in health professions at HCC, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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Galen College of Nursing - Tampa Bay landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Saint Petersburg, Galen College of Nursing - Tampa Bay is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.
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Wake Technical Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Palm Beach State College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.
Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Delgado Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Valencia College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 374 students majoring in health professions at Valencia College, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Pitt 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 #20 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 369 students majoring in health professions at Pitt Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Seminole State College of Florida 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 #21 on the list. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sanford.
About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.
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Florida SouthWestern State College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FSW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Santa Fe 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 #23 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Georgia Military College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 349 students majoring in health professions at Georgia Military College, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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With a ranking of #25, Greenville Technical 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 Greenville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 333 students majoring in health professions at GTC, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 487 different Southeast health professions schools we analyzed.
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 the Southeast Region award.
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 18,617 |
| West Virginia | 5,590 |
| Mississippi | 6,374 |
| South Carolina | 7,283 |
| Florida | 49,046 |
| Virginia | 17,510 |
| Arkansas | 6,286 |
| Alabama | 12,636 |
| Kentucky | 10,991 |
| Georgia | 15,658 |
| Tennessee | 13,576 |
| Louisiana | 7,992 |
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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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