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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Arkansas with 6,286 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Arkansas 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 Arkansas.

Our analysis found University of Arkansas at Little Rock to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arkansas. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baptist Health College - Little Rock is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Little Rock, BHCLR is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 179 students majoring in health professions at BHCLR, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 33 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Black River Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 128 students majoring in health professions at ATU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas - Pulaski 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 North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech 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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#8

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

Ozarka College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Melbourne, Ozarka College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#9

National Park College

Hot Springs, AR

National Park 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Hot Springs, National Park College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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South Arkansas Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas list. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.

Of the 103 students majoring in health professions at SouthArk, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,617
West Virginia 5,590
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Mississippi 6,374
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658

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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