by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Allied Health Professions is the 18th most popular major in the country with 82,308 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, allied health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,436 and had an average of $20,148 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 881 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,688 and $25,918 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 492 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their allied health professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 73 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at St Cloud Technical and Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small school located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota that handed out 47 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Northland Community and Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dunwoody College of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Dunwoody College of Technology Allied Health Professions Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 48 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Saint Paul College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 29 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Rochester Community and Technical College
With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota list. Fergus Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State College Southeast landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota State College Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 14 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota State College Southeast Allied Health Professions Report
Century College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #8. Century College is a medium-sized school located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota that handed out 54 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Century College
St Catherine University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking. St Catherine University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full St Catherine University Allied Health Professions Report
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school situated in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 41 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Anoka Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #11. Anoka Technical College is located in Anoka, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Anoka Technical College
South Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in North Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Riverland Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking. Riverland Community College is a small school located in Austin, Minnesota that handed out 13 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Riverland Community College
Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Inver Hills Community College
Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota list. Minnesota West is a public institution located in Granite Falls, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Lake Superior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #16. Lake Superior College is a small public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 12 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesabi Range College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Virginia, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Ridgewater College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Ridgewater College
Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 7 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Northwestern Health Sciences University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Minnesota ranking. NWHSU is a small school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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