by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 82,308 people earned their degree in allied health professions, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. 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 “Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health professions. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in allied health professions.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree allied health students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 73 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at St Cloud Technical and Community College
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #2 spot on the list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Century College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 48 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Thief River Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northland Community and Technical College Allied Health Professions Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #5 spot on the list. St. Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 41 students 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.
Full Rasmussen University - Minnesota Allied Health Professions Report
Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota State Community and Technical College Allied Health Professions Report
St Catherine University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Saint Paul, 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 34 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at St Catherine University
Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small school located in Rochester, Minnesota that handed out 29 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College Allied Health Professions Report
Anoka Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. 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.
Full Anoka Technical College Allied Health Professions Report
Dunwoody College of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Dunwoody College of Technology Allied Health Professions Report
Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Minnesota State College Southeast is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Minnesota State College Southeast
Riverland Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Riverland Community College is located in Austin, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Full Riverland Community College Allied Health Professions Report
Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Granite Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Minnesota West
Lake Superior College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Inver Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. This small school is located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Inver Hills Community College
South Central College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Located in North Mankato, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at South Central College
With a ranking of #17, Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 8 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Ridgewater College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Ridgewater College is a public institution located in Willmar, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Ridgewater College
With a ranking of #20, Mesabi Range College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate list. Mesabi Range College is located in Virginia, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Northwestern Health Sciences University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in Minnesota for an Associate ranking. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s allied health students 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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