2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,779 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the United States
Check out the allied health programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Allied Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale the most popular school in the United States for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
On average, allied health graduates from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale take out $38,628 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $166, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Victor Valley College is a great place for allied health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at Hillsborough Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the United States. HCC is a large public school located in the city of Tampa.
While working on their degree, allied health majors at HCC accumulate an average of around $14,621 in student debt.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools list. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.
On average, allied health graduates from Valencia College take out $17,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
The excellent programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in the United States. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
Allied Health majors at National University take out an average of $30,073 in student loans while working on their egree.
Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, allied health majors at Ivy Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $13,908 in student debt.
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
While working on their degree, allied health majors at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting accumulate an average of around $16,010 in student debt.
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Broward College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, allied health majors at BC accumulate an average of around $10,750 in student debt.
Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.
After completing their degree, allied health graduates from WSU carry an average student debt load of $18,295.
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West Coast Ultrasound Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools list. West Coast Ultrasound Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Beverly Hills.
The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at West Coast Ultrasound Institute take out is $33,236. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $175.
Full Allied Health Professions at West Coast Ultrasound Institute Report
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #11 on the list. MCPHS University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
After completing their degree, allied health graduates from MCPHS University carry an average student debt load of $30,750. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $830, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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American Medical Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
While working on their degree, allied health majors at American Medical Academy accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #13, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Allied Health majors at Red Rocks Community College take out an average of $18,875 in student loans while working on their egree.
Full Allied Health Professions at Red Rocks Community College Report
Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #14 on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.
The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Madison College take out is $17,375.
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University of Lynchburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #15 on the list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
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Palm Beach State College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, allied health majors at Palm Beach State College accumulate an average of around $11,029 in student debt.
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools ranking. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at CNM take out is $10,435.
Full Allied Health Professions at Central New Mexico Community College Report
Nova Southeastern University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
While working on their degree, allied health majors at NUS Florida accumulate an average of around $34,750 in student debt.
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College of DuPage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, allied health graduates from COD take out $13,258 in student loans while working on their degree.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Allied Health majors at Sacred Heart take out an average of $26,554 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $701, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Sacred Heart University
With a ranking of #21, Pikes Peak Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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HCI College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Palm Beach, HCI College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Indian River State College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools ranking. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.
Allied Health majors at Indian River State College take out an average of $8,751 in student loans while working on their egree.
Full Allied Health Professions at Indian River State College Report
Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #24 on the list. SRJC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.
A T Still University of Health Sciences ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1779 different United States allied health professions schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Allied Health Professions students that almost earned our Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools award.
Allied Health Professions by Region
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Allied Health Professions Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Allied Health Focus Areas
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 25 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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