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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Graduate 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.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the allied health graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Chicago Report

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,751
Ohio 2,067
Michigan 1,437
Indiana 1,253
Wisconsin 788

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 3 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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