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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Utah

13 Colleges
$45,306 Avg Salary
$22,734 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 8,345 degrees and certificates from an Utah school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in Utah for health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Utah list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Utah. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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Out of the 13 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

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The excellent programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Utah. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Utah ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Utah list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Eagle Gate College - Murray did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Murray, Eagle Gate College - Murray is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,873
Montana 831
Idaho 551
Wyoming 121

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 13 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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