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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region

38 Ranked Colleges
1,233 Degrees Awarded
$34,893 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 7,984 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 102nd most popular in the United States. 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,818 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,158 and $25,762 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,233 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. To top this list, a school must have a successful other health professions program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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Gannon University
Erie, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Gannon University

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Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercy College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Mercy College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dobbs Ferry, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Mercy

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LIU Post
Brookville, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Other Health Professions at LIU Post

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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 77 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Saint Joseph’s University

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Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lock Haven University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. LHU is a public institution located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full LHU Other Health Professions Report

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 76 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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King's College
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

King’s College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. 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

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Excelsior College
Albany, New York

Excelsior College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 68 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Excelsior College Other Health Professions Report

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Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey

Rowan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rowan University Other Health Professions Report

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Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Elizabethtown College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 64 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Elizabethtown College Other Health Professions Report

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University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania

University of Scranton ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at University of Scranton

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St John’s University - New York came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Queens, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 St John’s University - New York

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Nazareth College
Rochester, New York

Nazareth College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Nazareth is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Nazareth

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DeSales University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania

DeSales University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. DeSales is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at DeSales University

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Russell Sage College
Troy, New York

With a ranking of #15, Russell Sage College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Russell Sage College 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%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Russell Sage College

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Pitt

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Thomas Edison State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Thomas Edison State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Trenton, New Jersey. It awarded 28 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full TESU Other Health Professions Report

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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Full SUNY Downstate Other Health Professions Report

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La Roche University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

La Roche University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at La Roche University

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Marywood University
Scranton, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #19, Marywood University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Marywood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s 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%.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Marywood University

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St. Francis College
Brooklyn Heights, New York

St. Francis College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Brooklyn Heights, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Other Health Professions at SFC

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Mount St Mary's University
Emmitsburg, Maryland

With a ranking of #22, Mount St Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at The Mount

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Alvernia University
Reading, Pennsylvania

Alvernia University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. 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.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Alvernia

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Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

University of Delaware landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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 90%.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at University of Delaware

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