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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

With 82,308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

About 74% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#2

Laboure College

Milton, MA

Out of the 20 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laboure College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Milton, Laboure College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#3

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the allied health majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Kennebec Valley Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 59% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Greenfield Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the New England Region . Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the town of Greenfield.

Of the 21 students majoring in allied health at Greenfield Community College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#6

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

Middlesex Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Middletown, MxCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 31% are male.

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University of Southern Maine 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

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With a ranking of #9, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#10

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #10, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,125
Connecticut 884
New Hampshire 130
Maine 292
Vermont 40
Rhode Island 230

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

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

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 20 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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