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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

With 36,762 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, health sciences & services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

With all the trade school 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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 543 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges.

Top 25 Top Trade Schools in Health Sciences & Services

#2

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

The excellent programs at Mercy College of Ohio helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences & services schools in the United States. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Toledo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 543 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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#5

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stephens College is a great place for health sciences & services students. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Carroll University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences & services programs. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waukesha.

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#7

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

With a ranking of #7, Wilmington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences & services students. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences & services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences & services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #11, West Hills College-Lemoore did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences & services students. West Hills College-Lemoore is a small public school located in the rural area of Lemoore.

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#12

Parker University

Dallas, TX

With a ranking of #12, Parker University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences & services students. Located in the large city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#13

Towson University

Towson, MD

With a ranking of #13, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health sciences & services students. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

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#14

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

Canada College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. Canada College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Redwood City.

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#15

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Union County College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences & services programs. Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Tulsa Technology Center ranked #16 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#17

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

Wagner College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Staten Island.

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#18

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Cuesta College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. Cuesta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Dominican University of California landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences & services programs. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Rafael.

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#20

Marietta College

Marietta, OH

Marietta College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. Marietta is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marietta.

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University of Minnesota - Rochester landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health sciences & services programs. UMN Rochester is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#23

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Saddleback College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo.

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#24

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health sciences & services students. It came in at #24 on the list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex ranked #25 on this year’s Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM Flexible Option is a public school with a small student population.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools

#27

Mendocino College

Ukiah, CA
#28

Touro College

New York, NY
#31

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA
#32

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE
#33

Excelsior University

Albany, NY
#34

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA
#37

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA
#38

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH
#40

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC
#41

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#42

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO
#46

Gavilan College

Gilroy, CA
#47

Pacific Union College

Angwin, CA
#48

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#50

National University

San Diego, CA

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 543 different United States health sciences & services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA
52 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
53 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
54 Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA
55 Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan, WY
56 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
57 Rush University Chicago, IL
58 Boston University Boston, MA
59 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
60 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC
61 Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL
62 Creighton University Omaha, NE
63 College of Saint Elizabeth Morristown, NJ
64 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
65 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
66 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
67 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
68 Moravian College Bethlehem, PA
69 Biola University La Mirada, CA
70 College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
71 Carrington College, Boise Boise, ID
72 Fisher College Boston, MA
73 Central Penn College Summerdale, PA
74 Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH
75 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX
76 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing, MA
77 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
78 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA
79 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
80 Stonehill College Easton, MA
81 Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Health Sciences & Services students that almost earned our Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
82 California State University - Dominguez Hills Carson, CA
83 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
84 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
85 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
86 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY
87 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA
88 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
89 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH
90 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
91 Pace University - New York New York, NY
92 Northwest Technical College Bemidji, MN
93 Middlesex County College Edison, NJ
94 Otterbein University Westerville, OH
95 Alma College Alma, MI
96 Luther College Decorah, IA
97 Houston Community College Houston, TX
98 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
99 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
100 School Removed
101 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA
102 Carroll College Helena, MT
103 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
104 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
105 Warner Pacific University Portland, OR
106 University of Delaware Newark, DE
107 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
108 Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ

Health Sciences & Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Health Sciences & Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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