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2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

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$88,704 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the United States to see which online graduate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

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

Of the 11 students majoring in allied health at Lynchburg, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 2 students majoring in allied health at UMBC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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

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#4

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cox College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great place for allied health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.

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#5

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Canisius is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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).

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