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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,121 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,880 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 2,804 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Allied Health Professions

#1

Moravian College

Bethlehem, PA

Our analysis found Moravian College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Moravian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Moravian are $17,964 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Moravian College Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 2 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Temple University Report

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,882
Maryland 562
New Jersey 880
District of Columbia 113
Delaware 97

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 2 schools only.

  • 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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