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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

3 Colleges
$45,735 Avg Salary
$19,890 Avg Student Debt

With 82,308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo.

Women make up 69% of the allied health majors at the school.

On average, allied health graduates from Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out $24,814 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Report

#2

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public college with a small student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 59% are male.

On average, allied health graduates from OIT take out $23,864 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Antelope Valley is a great place for allied health professions students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Antelope Valley Report

Explore the most popular online allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 615
California 4,117
Washington 711
Nevada 313
Hawaii 49
Alaska 38

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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 3 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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