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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

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

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health sciences and services students earned 401 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northwest Technical College to be the best school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Minnesota. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, NTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in Minnesota. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.

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Out of the 14 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #6, Saint Paul College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health sciences and services programs. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#8

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

North Hennepin Community College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Iowa 55
Missouri 1,081
Nebraska 91
Kansas 143
South Dakota 135
North Dakota 11

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

Majors Similar to Health Science

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 14 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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