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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

6 Colleges
$39,132 Avg Salary
$14,823 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 884 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hartford the most popular school in Connecticut for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in allied health at UHart, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Hartford

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capital Community College is a great place for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Capital Community College carry an average student debt load of $17,150.

Full Allied Health Professions at Capital Community College Report

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, American Institute of Healthcare & Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. AIHT Education is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stratford.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at American Institute of Healthcare & Technology

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at American Institute - West Hartford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, American Institute - West Hartford is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the allied health majors at the school.

On average, allied health graduates from American Institute - West Hartford take out $37,600 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at American Institute - West Hartford

#5

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Gateway Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Connecticut. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Gateway Community College

#6

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Goodwin College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the city of East Hartford, Goodwin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,125
New Hampshire 130
Maine 292
Vermont 40
Rhode Island 230

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 6 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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