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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

1 College
$33,161 Avg Salary
$14,056 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 203 degrees and certificates were awarded to health sciences and services students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in North Carolina 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.

The school below is the most popular for health science majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

Our analysis found University of Mount Olive to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. UMO is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Mount Olive.

Of the 69 students majoring in health science at UMO, 7% are male and 93% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from UMO carry an average student debt load of $35,051.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Mount Olive Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 4,327
Tennessee 165
Georgia 544
Kentucky 385
West Virginia 100
Virginia 247
Alabama 240
Louisiana 214
Mississippi 325
South Carolina 87
Arkansas 291

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

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 values are for the top school 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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