2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate School for You
Health Sciences & Services is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 35,945 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 106 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Tulsa Technology Center to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.
Of the 620 students majoring in health science at Tulsa Tech, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Los Angeles City College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Los Angeles City College is a large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 360 students majoring in health science at Los Angeles City College, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 65% of the health science majors at the school.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Sierra College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the United States. Sierra College is a large public school located in the suburb of Rocklin.
Women make up 87% of the health science majors at the school.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Chattahoochee Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 16% are male.
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NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 183 students majoring in health science at NWACC, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Southeastern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Vidalia, Southeastern Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 96% of the health science majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Dyersburg State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. DSCC is a small public school located in the distant town of Dyersburg.
Women make up 81% of the health science majors at the school.
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Clovis Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate health sciences and services programs. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.
Women make up 88% of the health science majors at the school.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.
Women make up 92% of the health science majors at the school.
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Midland College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Midland, Midland College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 89% of the health science majors at the school.
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Atlanta Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools list. Atlanta Area Tech is a small public school located in the city of Atlanta.
About 93% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 7% are male.
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Diablo Valley College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Diablo Valley is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pleasant Hill.
About 72% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 28% are male.
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With a ranking of #14, Abcott Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their basic certificate. Abcott Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.
About 90% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Kennebec Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Columbus Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.
Of the 57 students majoring in health science at Columbus Technical College, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Health Sciences & Services students that almost earned our Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Basic Certificate Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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17 | American College of Healthcare Sciences | Portland, OR |
17 | Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX |
19 | Savannah Technical College | Savannah, GA |
20 | Front Range Community College | Westminster, CO |
21 | Central Technology Center | Drumright, OK |
Health Sciences & Services by Region
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Majors Related to Health Science
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 |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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.