by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Utah” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across Utah, there were 445 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,783 and $11,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 374 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,685 and $18,758 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Utah” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences and services. That schools that top this list have a program in health sciences and services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Utah” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Utah”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Utah list. WSU is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 210 associates’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Utah list. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 162 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Salt Lake Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Utah list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Utah Valley University Health Sciences & Services Report
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