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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Health Professions is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,061 and had an average of $24,616 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,296 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major” ranking, we looked at 63 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other health professions.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Professions Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree health professions students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goodwin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. This small school is located in East Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 164 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Manor College landed the #2 spot on the list. Manor College is a small school located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school handed out 132 diplomas to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at College of Southern Idaho
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #4 spot on the list. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 604 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full American Public University System Other Health Professions Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkshire Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. BCC is a public institution located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Berkshire Community College
Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Ozarks Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Ozarks Technical Community College
Jackson State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Jackson State Community College is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Jackson State Community College
Mid Michigan College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Mid Michigan College is a small public school situated in Harrison, Michigan. It awarded 12 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Mid Michigan College
Hawaii Pacific University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Hawaii Pacific University
With a ranking of #10, Northern New Mexico College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Espanola, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern New Mexico College Other Health Professions Report
Carl Albert State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Carl Albert State College is a public institution located in Poteau, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Carl Albert State College
Ferris State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Ferris State University
With a ranking of #13, Bucks County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Bucks County Community College is a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bucks County Community College Other Health Professions Report
Glen Oaks Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Centreville, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Roane State Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Roane State Community College
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized school located in Batavia, Ohio that handed out 7 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 University of Cincinnati - Clermont College Other Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #17, University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Ash, Ohio that handed out 10 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 more about Other Health Professions at UC Blue Ash College
Volunteer State Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Volunteer State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Gallatin, Tennessee. It awarded 18 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Volunteer State Community College Other Health Professions Report
Chattanooga State Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Chattanooga State Community College
With a ranking of #20, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is located in Media, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #21, Lock Haven University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Lock Haven, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Mercer County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Windsor, New Jersey. It awarded 8 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Mercer County Community College
Southeast Community College Area ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 11 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Southeast Community College Area
University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. UACCB is a public institution located in Batesville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lakeland Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Located in Kirtland, Ohio, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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