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2024 Best Other Health Professions Schools in Pennsylvania

16 Colleges in Pennsylvania
806 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$72,590 Avg Early-Career Salary
Other Health Professions is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #102 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for other health professions students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 806 degrees in other health professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Health Professions School

Best Other Health Professions Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of other health professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Other Health Professions School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Other Health Professions Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Health Professions
Bachelor's Degrees in Health Professions
Master's Degrees in Health Professions

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 Best Other Health Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Other Health Professions in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the health professions degree levels they offer.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in Health Professions

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
35.5% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in other health professions. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 31 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available. Other Health Professions degree recipients from University of Pennsylvania get an earnings boost of approximately $104,613 over the typical earnings of other health professions graduates.

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Any student who is interested in other health professions has to check out Thomas Jefferson University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.More information about a degree in other health professions from Thomas Jefferson University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$38,638 Median Starting Salary

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in other health professions. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 44 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the health professions program state that they receive average early career income of $38,638.

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
77 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
9.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Saint Joseph's University if you wish to pursue a degree in other health professions. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St. Joe's is a great university overall.

There were about 77 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at St. Joe's in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the health professions program earn around $30,348 for their early career.

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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
84 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
11.9% Growth in Graduates

Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg. A Best Colleges rank of #555 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Messiah is a great university overall.

There were approximately 84 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year. After graduating, health professions degree recipients generally make an average of $43,616 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In PA

Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Loretto. This university ranks 38th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 4 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Saint Francis in the most recent year we have data available.

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La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$175,085 Median Starting Salary

La Roche is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 75th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 38 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at La Roche in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the other health professions major at La Roche University make $102,495 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
64 Health Professions Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #537 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Etown is a great college overall.

There were approximately 64 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Etown in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
52 Health Professions Degrees Awarded

University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Scranton is a great university overall.

There were about 52 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
125 Health Professions Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 125 other health professions students who graduated with this degree at Gannon in the most recent data year.

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Best Other Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Other Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 696
Maryland 279 111
New Jersey 273 125
District of Columbia 188 7
Delaware 175 7

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Other Health Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Health Professions Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 806

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 12,391
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3,239
Allied Health Professions 3,088
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,689
Medicine 2,307
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 1,952
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 1,824
Health Sciences & Services 1,699
Public Health 1,513
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 1,353

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