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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

7 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 1,559 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences the most popular school in Arkansas for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Harding University

Searcy, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in health professions at Harding, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in health professions at UARK, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Arkansas Colleges of Health Education landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Fort Smith, Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 45% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
North Carolina 5,768
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
Georgia 5,701
South Carolina 2,216
Louisiana 2,725
West Virginia 1,503
Kentucky 4,192
Alabama 4,979

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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