2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 551 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a basic certificate.
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Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
Women make up 37% of the allied health majors at the school.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Victor Valley College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 29% of the allied health majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Nashville, Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 75% of the allied health majors at the school.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Hillsborough Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the United States. HCC is a large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Women make up 33% of the allied health majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Valencia College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.
About 36% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 64% are male.
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Red Rocks Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 257 students majoring in allied health at Red Rocks Community College, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
Of the 240 students majoring in allied health at CNM, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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Front Range Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 55% are male.
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Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. SRJC is a large public school located in the city of Santa Rosa.
About 35% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 65% are male.
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Pikes Peak Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 233 students majoring in allied health at PPCC, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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With a ranking of #11, American Medical Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 23% of the allied health majors at the school.
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Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Women make up 48% of the allied health majors at the school.
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Broward College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 217 students majoring in allied health at BC, 63% are male and 37% are female.
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Truckee Meadows Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 213 students majoring in allied health at Truckee Meadows Community College, 63% are male and 37% are female.
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College of Southern Nevada landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Las Vegas.
Women make up 29% of the allied health majors at the school.
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GateWay Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 204 students majoring in allied health at GateWay Community College, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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Pima Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 197 students majoring in allied health at Pima County Community College District, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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Piedmont Virginia Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. PVCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
About 81% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 19% are male.
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Indian River State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Pierce.
Of the 192 students majoring in allied health at Indian River State College, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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Palomar College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 167 students majoring in allied health at Palomar College, 69% are male and 31% are female.
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Lord Fairfax Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Middletown, Lord Fairfax Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 78% of the allied health majors at the school.
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Florida SouthWestern State College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. FSW is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.
Of the 164 students majoring in allied health at FSW, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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Mountain Empire Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. MECC is a small public school located in the town of Big Stone Gap.
Of the 164 students majoring in allied health at MECC, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Seminole State College of Florida came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 34% of the allied health majors at the school.
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Palm Beach State College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 163 students majoring in allied health at Palm Beach State College, 64% are male and 36% are female.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 551 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 Basic Certificate Schools award.
Allied Health Professions by Region
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Other Related Allied Health Programs
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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 |
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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.