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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

With 82,308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences the best school in the New England Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Laboure College

Milton, MA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Laboure College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Milton, Laboure College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Greenfield Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the town of Greenfield.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bunker Hill Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine College of Health Professions. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. MCHP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

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#6

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Springfield Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #8, Sacred Heart University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,125
Connecticut 884
New Hampshire 130
Maine 292
Vermont 40
Rhode Island 230

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

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

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 16 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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