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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 3,806 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in Texas 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.

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Our analysis found South Texas College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#2

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galveston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Galveston College is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Texas. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 73 students majoring in allied health at UT Health San Antonio, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 37 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

About 58% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 42% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.

About 32% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 68% are male.

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Austin Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 46% are male.

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Texas State Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

Women make up 64% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Houston Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 45% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Southwest Texas Junior College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in allied health at Southwest Texas Junior College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,032
Oklahoma 442
New Mexico 295

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 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).

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