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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received a degree or certificate, 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Piscataway, AIMS Education is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 77% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the # 2 spot on the list. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Women make up 78% of the allied health majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . PA College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

Of the 15 students majoring in allied health at PA College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#5

Best Care College

East Orange, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Best Care College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Best Care College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Orange.

Of the 13 students majoring in allied health at Best Care College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means All-State Career School - Lester is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lester, All-State Career School - Lester is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in allied health at All-State Career School - Lester, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in allied health at RIT, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Bucks County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Camden County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Camden County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blackwood.

Of the 3 students majoring in allied health at Camden County College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Hagerstown Community College

Hagerstown, MD

Hagerstown Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HCC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown.

Women make up 50% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,882
Pennsylvania 2,804
Maryland 562
New Jersey 880
District of Columbia 113
Delaware 97

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 22 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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