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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the United States. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 37% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#2

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Madisonville Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the United States. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

Women make up 78% of the allied health majors at the school.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Lanier Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the United States. Lanier Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oakwood.

Of the 49 students majoring in allied health at Lanier Technical College, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#4

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galveston College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, Galveston College is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Clarkson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#6

Laboure College

Milton, MA

Laboure College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate allied health professions programs. Laboure College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milton.

Of the 28 students majoring in allied health at Laboure College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Chattanooga State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their online basic certificate. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

Women make up 67% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#8

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

With a ranking of #8, Pitt Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their online basic certificate. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Winterville.

Of the 34 students majoring in allied health at Pitt Community College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#9

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

With a ranking of #9, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their online basic certificate. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Of the 74 students majoring in allied health at GTC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#10

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

Mercy College of Ohio ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Mercy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Toledo.

Of the 24 students majoring in allied health at Mercy College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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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 26 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).

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