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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,670 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in Florida 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the most popular school in Florida for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. 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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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

A rank of #2 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 large 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Medical Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, American Medical Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 23% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#4

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Broward College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college 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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#5

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indian River State College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the large 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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With a ranking of #6, Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. FSW is a large public school located in the large 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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#7

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very 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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Seminole State College of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 34% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#9

HCI College

West Palm Beach, FL

HCI College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of West Palm Beach, HCI College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 72% are male.

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#10

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public college with a large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,932
Tennessee 1,213
Kentucky 801
Georgia 1,299
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
Alabama 797
Louisiana 593
Mississippi 504
South Carolina 644
Arkansas 609

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 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.

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