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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama

24 Colleges in Alabama

4,272 Bachelor's Degrees

Ranked #2 in popularity, health professions is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 24 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of health professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,272 bachelor's degrees in health professions during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in health professions matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Alabama ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of health professions students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for health professions.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Featured Health Professions Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Health Professions in Alabama

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in health professions.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Health Professions Students Working on Their Bachelor's

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

686 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Alabama is a popular choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in health professions. Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in Alabama.

There were approximately 686 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

652 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in health professions has to check out University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in Alabama.

There were approximately 652 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.

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University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

537 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Alabama is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in health professions. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in Alabama.

There were about 537 health professions students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent data year.

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Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL

383 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#20 Best Quality In AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Columbia Southern University is a popular option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in health professions. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit university located in the town of Orange Beach.

There were approximately 383 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL

367 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#9 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Jacksonville State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Jacksonville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in Alabama.

There were roughly 367 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL

314 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in Alabama.

There were approximately 314 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year.

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University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL

242 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UAH is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Huntsville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in Alabama.

There were roughly 242 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UAH in the most recent year we have data available.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

233 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in Alabama.

There were approximately 233 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, AL

195 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#11 Best Quality In AL

AUM is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Montgomery.

There were roughly 195 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at AUM in the most recent year we have data available.

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Troy University
Troy, AL

163 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#13 Best Quality In AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were about 163 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	2,047
Florida	34	15,423
Virginia	34	5,538
Georgia	33	5,578
West Virginia	32	1,434
Tennessee	32	4,128
North Carolina	32	6,008
South Carolina	32	2,684
Louisiana	31	3,178
Kentucky	31	3,518
Arkansas	30	2,325

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,417
Health & Medical Administrative Services	416
Public Health	242
Allied Health Professions	236
Communication Sciences	232
Health Sciences & Services	197
Health/Medical Prep Programs	146
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	114
Mental & Social Health Services	111
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	89

Notes and References

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.

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