If you pursue a associate degree in health sciences & services, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #16 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of health sciences & services. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 466 associate degrees in health sciences & services during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health sciences & services students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other health sciences & services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for health sciences & services to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health sciences & services related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree.
The health science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health Sciences & Services in the Great Lakes Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health sciences & services.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Health Science
It is difficult to beat Purdue University Global if you wish to pursue an associate degree in health sciences & services. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the health science program state that they receive average early career income of $38,804.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
