2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Alabama
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama to see which ones had the most popular online associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Alabama
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Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a associate degree in Alabama. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, the fairly large private for-profit school awarded 59 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Columbia Southern University is $5,775. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,725 in student loans. Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Columbia Southern University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Herzing University - Birmingham. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 103 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $14,200 to cover tuition and fees at Herzing University - Birmingham. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, associate degree students take out $33,029 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 58% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent associate degree programs at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Alabama. Hanceville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 493 students in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Alabama pay an average of $4,860 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Wallace State, Hanceville. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,550. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,797 in student loans. Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 56% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bishop State Community College is a great place for healthcare students working on their associate degree. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the small public school awarded 129 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Alabama pay an average of $4,860 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Bishop State Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,550. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,446 in student loans. Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 65% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent associate degree programs at Shelton State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Alabama. Shelton State Community College is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 122 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Alabama pay an average of $4,587 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Shelton State Community College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,277. On average, associate degree students take out $13,517 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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