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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah

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

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health professions was ranked 5th in Utah. In fact, 639 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 Utah ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Weber State University the most popular school in Utah for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Of the 163 students majoring in allied health at WSU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Allied Health majors at WSU take out an average of $19,811 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Weber State University

#2

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dixie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint George.

Women make up 86% of the allied health majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Dixie State College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,788.

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#3

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Of the 25 students majoring in allied health at Salt Lake Community College, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Allied Health majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $15,656 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Salt Lake Community College Report

Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Allied Health Professions at Utah State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Full Allied Health Professions at Utah Valley University Report

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 622
Idaho 532
Montana 158
Wyoming 73

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 5 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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