2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You
Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,670 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs 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 Florida
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
Our 2023 rankings named Suncoast Technical College the best school in Florida for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 42 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, AdventHealth University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at American Medical Academy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend First Coast Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the small suburb of Saint Augustine, First Coast Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 42 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lake Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Eustis.
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Florida SouthWestern State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health professions programs. FSW is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.
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Valencia College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.
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Atlantic Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek.
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William T McFatter Technical 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 suburb of Davie, William T McFatter Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Marion Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Ocala, MTC is a public school with a fairly small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 1,932 |
Tennessee | 1,213 |
Kentucky | 801 |
Georgia | 1,299 |
West Virginia | 356 |
Virginia | 1,447 |
Alabama | 797 |
Louisiana | 593 |
Mississippi | 504 |
South Carolina | 644 |
Arkansas | 609 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Allied Health
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 |
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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 |
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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 25 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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