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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Florida

81 Colleges
$45,006 Avg Salary
$19,839 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 81 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Allied Health Professions Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Suncoast Technical College the best school in Florida for allied health professions students. Located in the suburb of Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AdventHealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Orlando, AHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Allied Health majors at AHU take out an average of $26,188 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Florida. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 81 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Ultrasound Inc landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pensacola, Florida Institute of Ultrasound Inc is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Florida Institute of Ultrasound Inc take out is $15,935.

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Out of the 81 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, American Medical Academy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at American Medical Academy take out is $9,500.

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With a ranking of #6, South University, Tampa did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the large city of Tampa, South University, Tampa is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

First Coast Technical College

Saint Augustine, FL

First Coast Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Augustine, First Coast Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

After completing their degree, allied health graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida carry an average student debtload of $25,574.

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Lake Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Lake Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the midsize suburb of Eustis.

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#10

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL

Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, allied health graduates from FGCU take out $18,470 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#11

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

While working on their degree, allied health majors at NUS Florida accumulate an average of around $34,750 in student debt.

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#12

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #12 on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

While working on their degree, allied health majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $21,493 in student debt.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Professions students in the state of Florida that almost earned our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Florida award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
14 Barry University Miami, FL
15 Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus Orlando, FL
16 Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, FL

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 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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