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

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In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Clarkson College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit school 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeast Community College Area is a great place for allied health professions students working on their online basic certificate. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

About 81% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#3

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.

Women make up 80% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Riverland Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Riverland Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Austin.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, Nebraska Methodist College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 756
Iowa 577
Missouri 1,137
Nebraska 596
Kansas 576
South Dakota 217
North Dakota 170

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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 7 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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