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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina

11 Colleges
$39,350 Avg Salary
$40,734 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the health science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the most popular school in North Carolina for health sciences and services students. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

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#2

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mount Olive. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. UMO is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Mount Olive.

Health Science majors at UMO take out an average of $34,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Health Science majors at Queens take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Queens University of Charlotte Report

#4

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mars Hill University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mars Hill.

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#5

Brevard College

Brevard, NC

The excellent programs at Brevard College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in North Carolina. Brevard College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Brevard.

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#5

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greensboro College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. Greensboro College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Greensboro College Report

Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Cabarrus College of Health Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina list. Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Concord.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Report

#9

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, NC

Lees - McRae College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. Lees - McRae College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Banner Elk.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Lees - McRae College Report

Saint Augustine’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. SAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Saint Augustine’s University Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 averages are for the top 11 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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