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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Oklahoma

18 Colleges
$44,749 Avg Salary
$20,701 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Oklahoma. With 1,490 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Oklahoma ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Oklahoma 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Oklahoma. UOHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences is a great place for health professions students. Located in the city of Tulsa, OSU Center for Health Sciences is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Oklahoma. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Oklahoma. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

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#5

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

The excellent programs at Oklahoma City University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Oklahoma. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Langston University

Langston, OK

Langston University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Langston University is a small public school located in the rural area of Langston.

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#10

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK

Oklahoma Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in the distant town of Bartlesville, OKWU or OWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 8,330
Texas 13,925
New Mexico 848

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 18 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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