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

47 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.

The Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

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

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Women make up 81% of the health science majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

About 94% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 6% are male.

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A rank of #3 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 large suburb of Chester.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Black River Technical College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Black River Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Pocahontas.

About 95% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#5

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

Out of the 47 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mount Olive landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Mount Olive, UMO is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the health science majors at the school.

On average, health science graduates from UMO take out $35,051 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Mount Olive Report

#6

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

Ozarka College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health sciences and services programs. Ozarka College is a small public school located in the rural area of Melbourne.

Of the 68 students majoring in health science at Ozarka College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Blue Ridge Community and 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 #7 on the list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. TNCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

Women make up 87% of the health science majors at the school.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 81% of the health science majors at the school.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Health Science majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College take out an average of $12,117 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Health Sciences & Services at West Kentucky Community and Technical College Report

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 27 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.

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