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Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

37 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 Kentucky. In total, 10,991 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kentucky.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in Kentucky 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.

Our analysis found Galen College of Nursing - Louisville to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kentucky. Located in the city of Louisville, Galen College of Nursing - Louisville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 252 students majoring in health professions at Jefferson Community and Technical College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 228 students majoring in health professions at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Somerset Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Somerset.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college 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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Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Sullivan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the large city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

With a ranking of #7, Madisonville Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Beckfield College - Florence 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. Beckfield College - Florence is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Florence.

Of the 117 students majoring in health professions at Beckfield College - Florence, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Galen College of Nursing - ARH came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the remote town of Hazard, Galen College of Nursing - ARH is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 111 students majoring in health professions at Galen College of Nursing - ARH, 12% are male and 88% 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
Mississippi 6,374
South Carolina 7,283
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Alabama 12,636
Georgia 15,658
Tennessee 13,576
Louisiana 7,992

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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