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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

11 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Of the 35 students majoring in allied health at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Allied Health majors at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting take out an average of $19,878 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Pitt Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the allied health majors at the school.

Allied Health majors at Pitt Community College take out an average of $21,176 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

HCI College

West Palm Beach, FL

The in-demand online associate degree programs at HCI College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . HCI College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Palm Beach.

About 10% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 90% are male.

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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

About 66% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#5

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Madisonville Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the allied health majors at the school.

On average, allied health graduates from Madisonville Community College take out $18,689 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in allied health at Columbia Southern University, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#7

Pamlico Community College

Grantsboro, NC

Pamlico Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Grantsboro, PCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 75% of the allied health majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from PCC carry an average student debtload of $18,894.

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Columbus Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree allied health professions programs. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

Of the 44 students majoring in allied health at Columbus Technical College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Columbus Technical College carry an average student debtload of $13,687.

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Chattanooga State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 76% of the allied health majors at the school.

Allied Health majors at Chattanooga State Community College take out an average of $19,804 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Alderson Broaddus University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Alderson Broaddus University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Philippi.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,670
North Carolina 1,932
Tennessee 1,213
Georgia 1,299
Kentucky 801
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
Alabama 797
Louisiana 593
Mississippi 504
South Carolina 644
Arkansas 609

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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 11 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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