2025 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

Health Professions is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,082 associate degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Associate Degree

The health professions associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality health professions program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Health Professions Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health Professions in Idaho

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health professions.

Top Idaho Schools for an Associate in Health Professions

1

North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

132 Annual Graduates

North Idaho College is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in health professions. NIC is a small public college located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.More information about a associate in health professions from North Idaho College

2

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

113 Annual Graduates

Idaho State University is a good option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in health professions. ISU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Pocatello.More information about a associate in health professions from Idaho State University

3

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

189 Annual Graduates

College of Western Idaho is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in health professions. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in health professions from College of Western Idaho

4

College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

245 Annual Graduates

College of Southern Idaho is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in health professions. Located in the small city of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in health professions from College of Southern Idaho

5

College of Eastern Idaho
Idaho Falls, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

99 Annual Graduates

CEI is a small public college located in the small city of Idaho Falls.More information about a associate in health professions from College of Eastern Idaho

6

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

105 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in health professions from Brigham Young University - Idaho

7

Carrington College, Boise
Boise, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

161 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Carrington College, Boise is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in health professions from Carrington College, Boise

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	35	2,404
Wyoming	32	648
Montana	30	486
Colorado	28	1,936

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	378
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	183
Health Sciences & Services	161
Allied Health Professions	128
Other Health Professions	121
Dental Support Services	80
Health & Medical Administrative Services	19
Public Health	9
Health/Medical Prep Programs	2
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.