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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

With 34,199 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 771 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the United States for health sciences and services students. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

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Out of the 771 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

The excellent programs at Sierra College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great place for health sciences and services students. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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Central New Mexico Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #8, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - East Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

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#10

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles City College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

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#12

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway.

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With a ranking of #13, NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. NWACC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.

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Community College of Philadelphia ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public school with a large student population.

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#15

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Diablo Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill, Diablo Valley is a public school with a large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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With a ranking of #17, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

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Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Marietta.

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Queensborough Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. QCC is a large public school located in the city of Bayside.

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Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #20 on the list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

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With a ranking of #21, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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#22

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#23

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#25

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Saddleback College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools ranking. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

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#26

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA
#27

University of Houston

Houston, TX
#29

Portland State University

Portland, OR
#30

Boston University

Boston, MA
#31

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
#32

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#34

York College

Jamaica, NY
#35

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
#36

Citrus College

Glendora, CA
#38

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL
#40

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
#43

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT
#44

Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, AR
#45

Skyline College

San Bruno, CA
#46

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 771 different United States health sciences and services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 California State University - Dominguez Hills Carson, CA
51 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
53 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX
54 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
54 Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA
56 Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA
56 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
58 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
59 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
60 Delaware County Community College Media, PA
60 Towson University Towson, MD
60 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
63 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
64 University of Minnesota - Rochester Rochester, MN
64 Merritt College Oakland, CA
66 West Hills College-Lemoore Lemoore, CA
67 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
68 Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg, TN
69 Houston Community College Houston, TX
70 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA
71 Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA
71 West Texas A&M University Canyon, TX
73 Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL
74 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
75 Seattle Central College Seattle, WA
75 Azusa Pacific University College San Dimas, CA
77 SUNY Broome Binghamton, NY
78 Clayton State University Morrow, GA
79 Gavilan College Gilroy, CA
79 The University of Tampa Tampa, FL
81 Alvernia University Reading, PA
81 Clovis Community College Clovis, NM
83 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
83 Middlesex County College Edison, NJ
83 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
83 Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA
87 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
87 South Arkansas Community College El Dorado, AR
89 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
90 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
90 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
92 Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA
92 University of Hartford West Hartford, CT
92 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
92 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
96 University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA
97 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
97 El Camino College Torrance, CA
97 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
97 The College at Brockport Brockport, NY
101 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
101 Mendocino College Ukiah, CA
103 College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
103 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
105 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA
105 Ozarka College Melbourne, AR
107 Technical Learning Centers Inc Washington, DC
107 Union County College Cranford, NJ
109 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
110 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
110 Misericordia University Dallas, PA
112 Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA
112 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
112 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX
115 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
115 San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA
115 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
115 Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Health Sciences & Services students that almost earned our Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
119 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
119 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
119 Utica College Utica, NY
122 Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO
122 Excelsior University Albany, NY
124 Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ
124 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX
124 Paris Junior College Paris, TX
127 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA
128 Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA
129 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
130 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
131 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
131 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
133 Midland College Midland, TX
133 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL
135 University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC
135 Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA
137 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
137 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
137 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
140 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
141 University of New England Biddeford, ME
141 University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
141 Fullerton College Fullerton, CA
141 Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT
141 University of Delaware Newark, DE
141 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing, MA
147 Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX
147 Carl Albert State College Poteau, OK
147 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
150 Cameron University Lawton, OK
150 Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan, WY
150 Trinity Washington University Washington, DC
150 Charter College Vancouver, WA
150 Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA

Health Sciences & Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 28,633
General Health & Wellness 5,566

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Dental Support Services 26,277

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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.

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