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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 1,125 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the most popular school in Massachusetts for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Laboure College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Laboure College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milton.

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Bay Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenfield Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the distant town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Springfield Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 4 students majoring in allied health at STCC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Massasoit Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Massasoit Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brockton.

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

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Northern Essex Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

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Quinsigamond Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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
Connecticut 884
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

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).

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