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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Kentucky

20 Colleges
$47,420 Avg Salary
$21,078 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Kentucky. In total, 4,192 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kentucky.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Kentucky 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Frontier Nursing University the most popular school in Kentucky for health professions students. Frontier Nursing University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hyden.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The excellent programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Murray State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #9, Bellarmine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

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#10

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Sullivan University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Kentucky list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
North Carolina 5,768
Georgia 5,701
West Virginia 1,503
Louisiana 2,725
South Carolina 2,216
Arkansas 1,559
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 20 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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