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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

In 2020-2021, 35,945 health sciences and services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY

Our analysis found SUNY Broome to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Binghamton.

About 83% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 17% are male.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at SUNY Broome take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,585.

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#2

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Union County College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Union County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

About 83% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 17% are male.

On average, health science graduates from Union County College take out $17,850 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

About 81% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 19% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Excelsior College carry an average student debtload of $25,858.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their online associate degree. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Niagara County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the health science majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,199
Pennsylvania 1,691
Maryland 187
New Jersey 1,471
District of Columbia 78
Delaware 175

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

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 5 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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