2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1,637 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Bachelor's in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 8,124 students majoring in health professions at Chamberlain - Illinois, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5,530 students majoring in health professions at Grand Canyon University, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 1,637 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
Of the 2,442 students majoring in health professions at OHIO Athens, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 87% of the health professions majors at the school.
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University of Central Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Of the 1,968 students majoring in health professions at USF Tampa, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.
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Aspen University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #14, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Of the 1,092 students majoring in health professions at TTUHSC, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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West Coast University - Orange County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.
Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,057 students majoring in health professions at UNCW, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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National University College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. National University College is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Bayamon.
Of the 1,029 students majoring in health professions at National University College, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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With a ranking of #20, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.
Of the 970 students majoring in health professions at Boise State, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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James Madison University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 934 students majoring in health professions at UC, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 927 students majoring in health professions at NAU, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1637 different United States health professions schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Health Professions by Region
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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.