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

42 Colleges in North Carolina

6,104 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 42 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of health professions. Combined, these schools handed out 6,104 bachelor's degrees in health professions to qualified students.

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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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in North Carolina ranking.

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.

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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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BS in Public Health

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

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

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

920 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in health professions needs to look into University of North Carolina at Wilmington. UNCW is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in North Carolina.

There were roughly 920 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent data year.

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East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

919 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

East Carolina University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in health professions. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in North Carolina.

There were about 919 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

655 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#8 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Charlotte if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in health professions. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #8 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in North Carolina.

There were roughly 655 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

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Winston - Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC

462 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#14 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in health professions has to check out Winston - Salem State University. WSSU is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Winston-Salem.

There were about 462 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at WSSU in the most recent data year.

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Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

449 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#7 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Appalachian State is a very large public university located in the distant town of Boone. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in North Carolina.

There were roughly 449 health professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Appalachian State University

Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC

367 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#15 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 367 health professions students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent data year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

311 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in North Carolina.

There were roughly 311 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

296 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#9 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in North Carolina.

There were roughly 296 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.

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Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC

231 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#20 Best Quality In NC

Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

There were approximately 231 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Fayetteville State University in the most recent data year.

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Duke University
Durham, NC

180 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in health professions in North Carolina.

There were roughly 180 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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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
Alabama	32	4,026
Tennessee	32	4,128
West Virginia	32	1,434
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	3,361
Public Health	842
Health & Medical Administrative Services	746
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	246
Allied Health Professions	227
Communication Sciences	190
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	141
Health Sciences & Services	90
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	77
Other Health Professions	62

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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