2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Health & Wellness is the 141st most popular major in the country with 6,105 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 537 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 33 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general health and wellness programs in the United States.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate”.

Top 4 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Erie Community College
Buffalo, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Erie Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s health and wellness students in 2020-2021.

Full Erie Community College General Health & Wellness Report

2

SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Westchester Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Valhalla, New York, and it awarded 8 associates’s health and wellness degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at SUNY Westchester Community College

3

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Harrisburg Area Community College

4

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health and Wellness Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. HVCC is a public institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Hudson Valley Community College General Health & Wellness Report

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.