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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

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$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Ohio with 28,247 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 81 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the most popular school in Ohio for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 81 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 813 students majoring in health professions at Kent State, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Toledo is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#7

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Of the 394 students majoring in health professions at Miami University - Oxford, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

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

Full Health Professions at University of Akron Main Campus Report

Mount Carmel College of Nursing ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

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

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The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. The Christ College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 300 students majoring in health professions at The Christ College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
13 Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH
14 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
15 Ashland University Ashland, OH
16 University of Dayton Dayton, OH

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Michigan 17,976
Illinois 34,790
Wisconsin 11,436

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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