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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

The Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

#1

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Madisonville Community College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 22% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lanier Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Oakwood, Lanier Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 41% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#4

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitt Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 85% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#5

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#6

AdventHealth University

Orlando, FL

AdventHealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. AHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Orlando.

About 73% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Hazard Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Hazard.

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

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Southeastern Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Vidalia, Southeastern Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 41% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

Of the 54 students majoring in allied health at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Cumberland.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,670
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

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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 10 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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