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

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 doctor's degree.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in Utah for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 56% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Utah. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Utah. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools 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 6 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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