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Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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$32,476 Avg Salary
$12,753 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree 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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree 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 associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 74% of the health science majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences & services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the health science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Tyler Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in health science at John Tyler Community College, 18% are male and 83% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, health science majors at John Tyler Community College accumulate an average of around $10,357 in student debt.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Black River Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences & services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mount Olive. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. UMO is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Mount Olive.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at UMO take out while working on their Associate Degree is $24,794.

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#6

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

With a ranking of #6, Ozarka College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Melbourne, Ozarka College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in health science at Ozarka College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Ozarka College carry an average student debt load of $10,571.

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health sciences & services programs. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in health science at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences & services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health sciences & services programs. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

On average, health science graduates from West Kentucky Community and Technical College take out $10,343 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 87
Georgia 1,261
Arkansas 1,299
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,124
West Virginia 74
Louisiana 205
Virginia 226
Alabama 216
Kentucky 364
Tennessee 171
Mississippi 325

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

Health Science Focus Areas

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 27 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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