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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Best Care College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Best Care College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of East Orange.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Piscataway, AIMS Education is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Gannon University

Erie, PA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Gannon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . PA College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Community College of Baltimore County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health professions programs. CCBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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#7

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

With a ranking of #7, Howard Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Anne Arundel Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population.

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Bucks County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,882
Pennsylvania 2,804
Maryland 562
New Jersey 880
District of Columbia 113
Delaware 97

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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