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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

39 Colleges
$39,132 Avg Salary
$14,823 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Institute of Ultrasound Inc. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Pensacola, Florida Institute of Ultrasound Inc is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Allied Health majors at Florida Institute of Ultrasound Inc take out an average of $19,074 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at American Medical Academy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health majors at American Medical Academy accumulate an average of around $10,666 in student debt.

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Out of the 39 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lake Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the midsize suburb of Eustis.

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#5

First Coast Technical College

Saint Augustine, FL

Out of the 39 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, First Coast Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Saint Augustine, First Coast Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Orange Technical College - Orlando Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large city of Orlando, OTC Orlando is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Lorenzo Walker Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Lorenzo Walker Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Naples.

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Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a fairly small public school located in the city of Saint Petersburg.

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#9

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

With a ranking of #9, Valencia College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.

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#10

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Palm Beach State College carry an average student debtload of $14,368.

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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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