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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

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The Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 117 students majoring in allied health at Western Iowa Tech Community College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

About 39% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#3

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johnson County Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Overland Park.

Of the 95 students majoring in allied health at JCCC, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Iowa Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in allied health at North Iowa Area Community College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#5

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

Out of the 34 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#6

Clarkson College

Omaha, NE

Clarkson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, Clarkson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 66% are male.

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Washburn Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

About 39% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#9

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers College 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Manhattan Area Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, MATC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 57% 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 756
Iowa 577
Missouri 1,137
Nebraska 596
Kansas 576
South Dakota 217
North Dakota 170

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).

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