2024 Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
2Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
132Associate Degrees
an associate degree in other health professions is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #78 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for other health professions students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 132 associate degrees in other health professions to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other health professions students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of other health professions students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for other health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other health professions related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other health professions students working on their associate degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Other Health Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in other health professions.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Health Professions
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).