2024 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota
Allied Health Professions is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 19 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for allied health professions students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 492 associate degrees in allied health professions to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Associate Degree
The allied health associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to allied health professions students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other allied health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for allied health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Allied Health Professions Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Take your associate degree in an allied health field to the next level with this specialized transfer friendly online bachelor of science from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public college located in the midsize city of Rochester.
After graduating, allied health associate recipients generally earn an average of $50,945 at the beginning of their careers.
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LSC is a small public college located in the small city of Duluth.
After graduation, allied health associate recipients generally make an average of $46,538 at the beginning of their careers.
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Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
After graduating, allied health associate recipients usually earn an average of $47,365 in their early careers.
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Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the allied health program report average early career income of $44,740.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit university located in the city of St. Cloud.
Associate graduates who receive their degree from the allied health program make about $47,657 in their early career salary.
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