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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

11 Colleges
$45,735 Avg Salary
$19,890 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 884 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Gateway Community College the most popular school in Connecticut for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 85% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 15% are male.

Allied Health majors at Gateway Community College take out an average of $13,749 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Manchester Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the allied health majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $14,249 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

Women make up 88% of the allied health majors at the school.

Allied Health majors at Naugatuck Valley Community College take out an average of $12,493 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#5

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. MxCC is a small public school located in the city of Middletown.

Of the 21 students majoring in allied health at MxCC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at MxCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,445.

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With a ranking of #6, Housatonic Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

Of the 19 students majoring in allied health at Housatonic Community College, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Capital Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

On average, allied health graduates from Capital Community College take out $20,344 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Norwalk Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of Norwalk, NCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in allied health at NCC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from NCC carry an average student debt load of $13,699.

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#9

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in allied health at UHart, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Hartford Report

#10

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Goodwin College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in allied health at Goodwin, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,125
New Hampshire 130
Maine 292
Vermont 40
Rhode Island 230

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 11 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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