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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

46 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 17,510 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in Virginia 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.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found ECPI University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,292 students majoring in health professions at ECPI University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Out of the 46 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

Women make up 76% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Tidewater Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Tyler Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Reynolds Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

Of the 231 students majoring in health professions at Reynolds Community College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Virginia Western Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Riverside College of Health Careers 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. Riverside College of Health Careers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Newport News.

Of the 136 students majoring in health professions at Riverside College of Health Careers, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#9

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

Germanna Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Germanna Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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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
Arkansas 6,286
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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