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

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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for allied health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a fairly 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.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Iowa Report

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.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at A T Still University of Health Sciences Report

#4

Cox College

Springfield, MO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Cox College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Allied Health Professions at Cox College Report

#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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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
Nebraska 596
Missouri 1,137
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 5 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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