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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Colleges
$34,253 Avg Salary
$29,079 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs 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 bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our analysis found Wilmington University to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 15% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Wilmington University carry an average student debtload of $31,414.

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#2

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alvernia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 24% are male.

Health Science majors at Alvernia take out an average of $33,070 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

About 71% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Towson University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the health science majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Towson carry an average student debtload of $23,256. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $264.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

Of the 6 students majoring in health science at Clarion University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at Clarion University accumulate an average of around $31,606 in student debt.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report

#6

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

With a ranking of #6, Central Penn College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in health science at Central Penn, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Explore the most popular online health sciences and services schools 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 6 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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