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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 159,163 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,728 and $21,920 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24,848 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 226 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in health professions.
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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 “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,669 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health Professions at Ivy Tech Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rasmussen University - Illinois. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 565 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Professions at Rasmussen University - Illinois
Out of the 226 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 554 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cuyahoga Community College District Health Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 498 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Sinclair Community College
Out of the 226 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the #5 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 466 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 388 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Professions at Milwaukee Area Technical College
With a ranking of #7, Owens Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Owens Community College is a public institution located in Perrysburg, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 338 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Owens State Community College
Madison Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 337 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Health Professions at Madison Area Technical College
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 330 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
College of DuPage came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 322 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Henry Ford College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 319 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Henry Ford College
Hondros College of Nursing came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Westerville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 309 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Professions at Hondros College of Nursing
Macomb Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Warren, Michigan, and it awarded 309 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Malcolm X College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 307 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Columbus State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 307 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Professions at Columbus State Community College
With a ranking of #16, Stark State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 306 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Baker College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Owosso, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 294 diplomas to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Chippewa Valley Technical College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 286 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Oakland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 284 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Professions at Oakland Community College
Lansing Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. LCC is located in Lansing, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 264 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Washtenaw Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Washtenaw Community College is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 264 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Professions at Washtenaw Community College
With a ranking of #22, Delta College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in University Center, Michigan, and it awarded 249 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Ohio Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Newark, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 243 students in 2020-2021.
Lorain County Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Lorain County Community College is located in Elyria, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 237 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, William Rainey Harper College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Harper College is a fairly large public school situated in Palatine, Illinois. It awarded 234 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health Professions at William Rainey Harper College
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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