by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major” ranking.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,516 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major” ranking analyzed 126 colleges that offered a degree in other health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in other health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major”.
Out of the 126 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major that were part of this year’s ranking, King’s College landed the #1 spot on the list. King’s College PA is a small school located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania that handed out 73 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at King’s College PA
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabethtown College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major. Elizabethtown College is a small school located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 64 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 353 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Quinnipiac University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kettering College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major. This small school is located in Kettering, Ohio, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Lock Haven University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Furman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking, coming in at #7. Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Furman University
Oakland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 285 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
La Roche University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. La Roche is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Nazareth College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Russell Sage College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 32 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri Southern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking, coming in at #12. Missouri Southern is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mercy College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking, coming in at #13. Mercy is a medium-sized school located in Dobbs Ferry, New York that handed out 109 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking, coming in at #14. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 253 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Grand Valley State University
Tennessee State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Tennessee State University
DeSales University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. It awarded 38 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 185 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Scranton came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Other Health Professions at University of Scranton
Boise State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 201 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking, coming in at #20. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Bradley University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Bradley University
Saint Joseph’s University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. Saint Joseph’s University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 77 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major list. WVSU is a public institution located in Institute, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Newman University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Parkside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major ranking, coming in at #25. UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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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