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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 977,800 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. 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 Nevada, there were 7,965 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,753 and $16,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,031 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $17,303 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular health professions programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 316 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. Carrington College, Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 167 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Health Professions at Carrington College, Reno
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 158 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 156 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health Professions at Truckee Meadows Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carrington College, Las Vegas. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this small private for-profit school awarded 63 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Full Carrington College, Las Vegas Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #6, Western Nevada College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate list. Western Nevada College is a small school located in Carson City, Nevada that handed out 53 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Great Basin College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate list. This small school is located in Elko, Nevada, and it awarded 51 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Career College of Northern Nevada landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate ranking. Career College of Northern Nevada is a small private for-profit school situated in Sparks, Nevada. It awarded 50 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Career College of Northern Nevada Health Professions Report
Las Vegas College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate ranking. Henderson, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Nevada Career Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Nevada for an Associate ranking. Nevada Career Institute is a small school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 3 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Nevada Career Institute
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