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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

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In 2020-2021, 82,308 allied health professions students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 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 United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the United States for allied health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 28 students majoring in allied health at Iowa, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska Medical Center is a great place for allied health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNMC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in allied health at UNMC, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#4

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 34 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 11 students majoring in allied health at Lynchburg, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#5

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the United States. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at Thomas Jefferson University Report

#6

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Full Allied Health Professions at Seattle University Report

Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

About 67% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Allied Health Professions at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 2 students majoring in allied health at UMBC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate allied health professions programs. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

About 50% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#10

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Cox College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Allied Health Professions at Cox College Report

Allied Health Professions by Region

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Southwest
Great Lakes

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 34 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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