by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 806 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,590 and $26,863 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 602 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree health professions students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, King’s College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania list. Elizabethtown College is a small school located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 64 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Elizabethtown College
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 in Pennsylvania list. Gannon University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awarded 125 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 85%. 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lock Haven University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lock Haven, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Lock Haven University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend La Roche University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s health professions 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%.
DeSales University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. DeSales University is a small school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania that handed out 38 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Scranton ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at University of Scranton
Saint Joseph’s University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania ranking. St. Joe’s is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 77 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Saint Joseph’s University Other Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #9, Thiel College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania list. Thiel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Thiel College
Marywood University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 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%.
Alvernia University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Alvernia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania ranking. PA College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Thomas Jefferson University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Health Professions at Thomas Jefferson University
Saint Francis University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Saint Francis is a small school located in Loretto, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Saint Francis University Other Health Professions Report
Widener University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Widener University is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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