2025 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida

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 55 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20,837 associate degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of health professions for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt health professions students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 colleges for health professions students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Health Professions in Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in health professions. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Florida Schools for an Associate in Health Professions

1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2,346 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale if you wish to pursue an associate degree in health professions. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in health professions from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

2

Valencia College
Orlando, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

606 Annual Graduates

Valencia College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in health professions. Valencia College is a very large public college located in the large city of Orlando.More information about a associate in health professions from Valencia College

3

Rasmussen University - Florida
Ocala, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1,382 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in health professions has to look into Rasmussen University - Florida. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in health professions from Rasmussen University - Florida

4

Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

613 Annual Graduates

Broward College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in health professions. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in health professions from Broward College

5

North Florida College
Madison, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Madison, NFC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in health professions from North Florida College

6

Miami Dade College
Miami, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1,020 Annual Graduates

MDC is a very large public college located in the large city of Miami.More information about a associate in health professions from Miami Dade College

7

Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

420 Annual Graduates

HCC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Tampa.More information about a associate in health professions from Hillsborough Community College

8

Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

372 Annual Graduates

Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.More information about a associate in health professions from Palm Beach State College

9

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

464 Annual Graduates

FSCJ is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Jacksonville.More information about a associate in health professions from Florida State College at Jacksonville

10

Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

227 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in health professions from Santa Fe College

11

Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

372 Annual Graduates

Seminole State is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Sanford.More information about a associate in health professions from Seminole State College of Florida

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida award.

Rank	College	Location
12	Eastern Florida State College	Melbourne, FL
13	South University, Tampa	Tampa, FL
14	St Petersburg College	St. Petersburg, FL
15	Florida SouthWestern State College	Fort Myers, FL
16	Daytona State College	Daytona Beach, FL
17	Pasco-Hernando State College	New Port Richey, FL
18	AdventHealth University	Orlando, FL

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	37	3,029
Georgia	34	3,751
Virginia	34	4,951
Arkansas	33	2,198
North Carolina	30	6,385
Kentucky	30	3,037
Tennessee	30	3,470
West Virginia	29	2,446
Louisiana	26	1,736
South Carolina	26	1,970
Alabama	24	3,141

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	8,753
Health & Medical Administrative Services	6,573
Allied Health Professions	2,857
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	1,536
Dental Support Services	414
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	180
Public Health	171
Mental & Social Health Services	140
Health Sciences & Services	109
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	88

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.