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

17 Colleges
$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 Utah with 26,190 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Utah 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in Utah for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Weber State University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 519 students majoring in health professions at BYU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dixie State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint George.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah 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. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 339 students majoring in health professions at U of U, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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Utah Valley University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Utah Valley University Report

#8

Nightingale College

Salt Lake City, UT

Nightingale College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Nightingale College is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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

Read full report on Health Professions at Nightingale College

AmeriTech College - Draper landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 131 students majoring in health professions at AmeriTech College - Draper, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Health Professions at AmeriTech College - Draper Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 11,178
Montana 1,968
Idaho 3,965
Wyoming 961

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 17 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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