2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
With 35,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #5 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the health science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Mount Olive the best school in the Southeast Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Mount Olive, UMO is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, health science graduates from UMO take out $35,051 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Southeast Region . Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AdventHealth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Thomas Nelson Community College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. TNCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Hampton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John Tyler Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Chester.
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Middle Georgia State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health sciences and services programs. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Macon.
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Christian Brothers University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the city of North Little Rock.
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Life University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Life is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Marietta.
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Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 4,327 |
North Carolina | 203 |
Tennessee | 165 |
Kentucky | 385 |
Georgia | 544 |
West Virginia | 100 |
Virginia | 247 |
Alabama | 240 |
Louisiana | 214 |
Mississippi | 325 |
South Carolina | 87 |
Arkansas | 291 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Rankings by Major
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Health Science Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
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