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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Ohio

73 Colleges
$48,723 Avg Salary
$21,041 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked 2nd in Ohio. In fact, 2,067 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 73 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

Our analysis found Mahoning County Career and Technical Center to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Mahoning County Career and Technical Center is a small public school located in the large suburb of Canfield.

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#2

Marietta College

Marietta, OH

The excellent programs at Marietta College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Ohio. Marietta is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marietta.

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#3

Kettering College

Kettering, OH

The excellent programs at Kettering College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Ohio. Kettering College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kettering.

While working on their degree, allied health majors at Kettering College accumulate an average of around $25,374 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Ohio list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Baldwin Wallace University is a great place for allied health professions students. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

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#6

Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

Brecksville, OH

Cuyahoga Valley Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. CVCC is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Brecksville.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio Dominican University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Columbus, ODU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH

With a ranking of #8, Lake Erie College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Painesville, LEC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Ohio Northern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the town of Ada, ONU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Tri-Rivers Career Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the town of Marion, Tri-Rivers Career Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
11 Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville, OH
12 Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights, OH
13 Auburn Career Center Concord Twp, OH
14 The University of Findlay Findlay, OH

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,751
Michigan 1,437
Indiana 1,253
Wisconsin 788

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

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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