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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received their degrees and certificates, 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. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found A T Still University of Health Sciences to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a great place for allied health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the United States. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#4

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the United States. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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#5

Moravian College

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Moravian College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Moravian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Lincoln Memorial University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Harrogate.

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

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Allied Health Professions by Region

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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 14 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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