by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 14,367 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,823 and $18,268 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,938 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington” ranking analyzed 41 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree health professions students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Seattle. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington list. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 121 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lower Columbia College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lower Columbia College is a small public school situated in Longview, Washington. It awarded 136 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highline College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Washington, and it awarded 189 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington. Seattle Central is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 191 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Charter College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington. Charter College is a small school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 188 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Bates Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small public school awarded 110 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Bates Technical College
Walla Walla Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #7. Walla Walla Community College is located in Walla Walla, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 132 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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Carrington College, Spokane did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #8. Carrington College, Spokane is a small school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 33 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Peninsula College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington list. Peninsula College is a small public school situated in Port Angeles, Washington. It awarded 52 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellingham Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 142 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Professions at Bellingham Technical College
Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking. LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 147 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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Yakima Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Yakima, Washington, and it awarded 126 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Spokane Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #13. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 229 students in 2020-2021.
Shoreline Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington list. Located in Shoreline, Washington, this small public school awarded 164 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Tacoma Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #15. Tacoma Community College is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 177 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wenatchee Valley College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking. Located in Wenatchee, Washington, this small public school awarded 82 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Renton Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking. Renton Technical College is located in Renton, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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.
Read more about Health Professions at Renton Technical College
Pima Medical Institute - Renton landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking. Pima Medical Institute - Renton is a private for-profit institution located in Renton, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pima Medical Institute - Renton Health Professions Report
Everett Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Everett, Washington, and it awarded 177 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Skagit Valley College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington list. Skagit Valley College is located in Mount Vernon, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 110 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #21, Grays Harbor College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington list. Located in Aberdeen, Washington, this small public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Centralia College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking. Centralia College is a public institution located in Centralia, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Clover Park Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Lakewood, Washington, and it awarded 127 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellevue College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington ranking. Bellevue, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 189 students in 2020-2021.
Clark College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Washington list. Clark College is a public institution located in Vancouver, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 130 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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