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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Arkansas

14 Colleges
$48,976 Avg Salary
$18,082 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Arkansas to see which programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences the most popular school in Arkansas for health professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Arkansas is a great place for health professions students. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.

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The excellent programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

With a ranking of #6, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

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#7

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

With a ranking of #7, Henderson State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Arkansas ranking. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. UAFS is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Smith.

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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 14 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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