2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
About 32% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 68% are male.
Health Science majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $9,973 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washtenaw Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 95 students majoring in health science at Washtenaw Community College, 16% are male and 84% are female.
While working on their Associate Degree, health science majors at Washtenaw Community College accumulate an average of around $22,294 in student debt.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Muskegon Community College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Muskegon, Muskegon Community College is a public college with a small student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 20% are male.
Health Science majors at Muskegon Community College take out an average of $17,822 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ross College-Sylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sylvania, Ross College-Sylvania is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 11% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Green Bay.
Of the 8 students majoring in health science at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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University of Rio Grande landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health sciences and services programs. University of Rio Grande is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rio Grande.
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Mid-State Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in health science at NWTC, 20% are male and 80% are female.
On average, health science graduates from NWTC take out $16,151 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Moraine Park Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 75% of the health science majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Mercy College of Ohio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Toledo.
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Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 522 |
Ohio | 336 |
Michigan | 295 |
Indiana | 1,155 |
Wisconsin | 162 |
Health Sciences & Services Related Majors
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 |
Majors Similar 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 23 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.