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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

52 Colleges
$55,100 Avg Salary
$19,749 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 52 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the allied health programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for allied health professions students. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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#2

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dixie Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie Tech is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

Allied Health majors at Red Rocks Community College take out an average of $18,875 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

The excellent programs at Rocky Mountain College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at U of U take out is $21,573.

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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, allied health majors at Lewis - Clark State College accumulate an average of around $22,185 in student debt.

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Rocky Vista University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Parker, Rocky Vista University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Pima Medical Institute - Denver landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. PMI Denver is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Denver.

After completing their degree, allied health graduates from PMI Denver carry an average student debtload of $30,297. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $117, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Concorde Career College - Aurora landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Located in the large city of Aurora, Concorde Career College - Aurora is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, allied health graduates from Concorde Career College - Aurora take out $19,856 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $205.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 622
Utah 639
Idaho 532
Montana 158
Wyoming 73

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 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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