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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

30 Colleges
$33,161 Avg Salary
$14,056 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

Our analysis found University of Mount Olive to be the best school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Mount Olive, UMO is a private not-for-profit college 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 medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

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#3

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend AdventHealth University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. TNCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means John Tyler Community College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.

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With a ranking of #6, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Middle Georgia State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Macon.

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With a ranking of #7, Christian Brothers University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-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 small city of North Little Rock.

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#10

Life University

Marietta, GA

Life University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Life is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Marietta.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 4,327
North Carolina 203
Tennessee 165
Georgia 544
Kentucky 385
West Virginia 100
Virginia 247
Alabama 240
Louisiana 214
Mississippi 325
South Carolina 87
Arkansas 291

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Related Major Annual Graduates
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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