2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Alaska
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You
In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 38 degrees and certificates from an Alaska school, making the subject the 5th in the state.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Alaska to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.
View our full ranking methodology.
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The following school tops our list of the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges.
Best Allied Health Professions School
Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the best school in Alaska for allied health professions students. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Anchorage.
On average, allied health graduates from UAA take out $20,555 in student loans while working on their degree.
Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 615 |
California | 4,117 |
Washington | 711 |
Nevada | 313 |
Hawaii | 49 |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 values are for the top school 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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